Center for Visual Music id215
Mailing Address:
453 So. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013Phone: (213) 683-1514
Fax: (213) 683-1516
Email: info@centerforvisualmusic.org
Contact: Cindy Keefer,
Web site: http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org
Institution Type: Archive, Charitable Organization, Non-profit Organization
Archive and Collections
Description: Collections include material on Oskar Fischinger and related Visual Music Artists, including Jules Engel, John and James Whitney, Pat O'Neill, Hy Hirsh, Single Wing Turquoise Bird light show, Ed Emshwiller, and many contemporary artists. William Moritz collection contains material on history of avant-garde and abstract film in Los Angeles.
Regions Covered: Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, Long Beach, Altadena, Pasadena, Venice
Type of Materials: Artworks, Audio Recordings, Books, Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Digital Files, Ephemera, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Manuscripts, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, Postcards, Press Clippings, Press Releases, Prints/Posters, Rare Books, Slides, Unprocessed/Unknown
Time Periods: 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Languages: English, French, German
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Artistic Communities, College/University Faculty, European Descent, TV/Film/Radio
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: By appointment
Reservations requiredFee: for reproductions or special access
Open for Research: Yes
Research Hours: By appointment
Reservations requiredFee: for reproductions or special access
Management
Repository/Depository: No
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: No
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Record Creation Date: 8/3/2005
