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PNAA. Pacific Northwest Artists Archive

 Collecting Area
Identifier: PNAA
A collaborative project of the Willamette University Archives and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the Pacific Northwest Artists Archive (PNAA) is a collection of materials related to the careers of artists who are or were active in Oregon and Washington for the major portion of their careers.

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

12x16 Gallery records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA092
Overview

The 12x16 Gallery records (bulk 2006-2018) feature promotional postcards and brochures, Myron Filene's photographs of the gallery, administration files, folders on specific artists, a scrapbook, employee log books, the gallery visitors’ books, and an archived version of the website.

Dates: 1997-2018; Majority of material found within 2006-2018

Kathleen Gemberling Adkison papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA053
Overview

The Kathleen Gemberling Adkison papers reflect Adkison’s work as a Northwest painter. Papers consist of correspondence, an interview transcript, and exhibit materials and pamphlets for Adkison's shows. Also included are photographs, negatives and prints, as well as newspaper clippings and awards for her work.

Dates: 1942-2006

Glen Alps papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA073
Overview

The Glen Alps papers include photographs, letters, invoices, advertisements, and brochures relating to the artist, professor, and business owner Glen Alps.

Dates: 1940-1999

Rex Amos papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA070
Overview

The Rex Amos papers comprise artwork, journals and diaries, correspondence, and writings by and about the artist Rex Amos. Also included are materials and correspondence by and about multiple Pacific Northwest artists including Sandy Brooke, Matt Glavin, and Peter Voulkos as well as materials documenting Amos's extended family.

Dates: 1885-2019; Majority of material found within 1956-2016

Rick Bartow papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA126
Overview The Rick Bartow papers document the art career and personal life of Rick Bartow from 1955-2016. This collection includes extensive materials concerning Bartow’s relationships with three Oregon galleries: Jamison-Thomas Gallery, Froelick Gallery, and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. It also includes sketchbooks and loose sketches, personal and art-related correspondence, family records, photographs and slides of Bartow’s art, and materials related to Bartow’s music and bands - Bartow and the...
Dates: 1955-2018

Robert Bibler and Carol Hausser papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA117
Overview The Bibler-Hausser collection contains art career documentation, newspaper articles, photographs, sketchbooks, sketches and drawings, mail art, digital files, promotional fliers, brochures and correspondence. The collection includes a digital portfolio of high-resolution images depicting all major artworks produced by each artist, accompanied by a comprehensive studio production inventory with a descriptive page for each artwork, a resume, a biography, exhibition reviews, and an artist’s...
Dates: 1972-2024

John Thayer Casey papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA085
Overview

The John Thayer Casey papers include correspondence with other influential northwest artists, course planning materials photographs of artworks, and business papers from Casey's professional career spanning 1962-2009.

Dates: 1957-2013

Claudia Cave papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA118
Overview

The Claudia Cave papers consist of mail art, sketchbooks, slides of drawings and paintings, photographs, promotional fliers, newspapers, books, digital files, t-shirts, a cardboard cutout of Cave, and correspondence related to Cave’s art career during the years 1974 to 2016.

Dates: 1974-2016

Tom Cramer papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA122
Overview

The Tom Cramer papers documents the art career of Tom Cramer during the years 1964-2017. It also includes an extensive collection of family correspondence from 1943 to 2012. This collection contains original art, art gallery promotional fliers and posters, photographs and slides, sketchbooks, newspapers and clippings, and daily planners and journals.

Dates: 1964-2017

Stella Douglas Files on Helen Blumenstiel

 Collection
Identifier: WUA071
Overview

The Stella Douglas files on Helen Blumenstiel contain exhibition notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs for an exhibition that was put on by the Bush Barn Art Center in 1976.

Dates: 1960-1976