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| Series III. Papers and ephemera, 1960-2014
5.46 Linear
Feet
(six boxes).
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| Series III contains papers and ephemera relating to McMillan's exhibitions, to
exhibitions of fellow artists featuring his photography, including postcards,
announcements, posters, and drafts of panel text. The series also contains several
catalogues McMillan designed and illustrated with his photographs. Also present are
personal notes and correspondence, and photocopies of contact sheets and prints on which
McMillan has made notes or added his signature. See scope and contents notes for
individual projects in Series I for McMillan's handwritten notes about corresponding
collection materials. Additional catalogs designed or illustrated by McMillan have been
transferred to the Library and will be available after cataloging.
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| Arrangement |
| Material is arranged alphabetically. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
1 |
24 Young Los Angeles Artists,
1971
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Original LACMA exhibition announcement using McMillan's photograph of the 24
participating artists sitting on the LACMA stairs.
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| box |
folder |
| 41 |
1-2 |
Artweek and Artforum magazines, 1979-1984
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Includes
Artforum
v. 18 n. 3, November, 1979;
Artweek
v. 10 n. 31, September 29, 1979;
Artweek
v. 10 n. 38, November 17, 1979;
Artweek
v. 11 n. 1, January 12, 1980;
Artweek
v. 11 n. 3, January 26, 1980;
Artweek
v. 11 n. 21, May 31, 1980;
Artweek
v. 11 n. 25, July 19, 1980;
Artweek
v. 12 n. 7, February 21, 1981;
Artweek
v. 12 n. 10, March 14, 1981;
Artweek
v. 12 n. 14, April 11, 1981;
Artweek
v. 12 n. 22, June 20, 1981;
Artweek
v. 12, n. 33, October 10, 1981;
Artweek
v. 15 n. 2, January 14, 1984; and
Artweek
v. 15 n. 9, March 3, 1984.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
1 |
Patrick, Garie, Anastasia Blackwell promotional material, 1963 |
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Three 11 x 13 promotional posters designed by McMillan and featuring his photographs
of individual Blackwell family members.
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Judy Chicago, 1970-2014 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
6 |
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Announcement for McMillan show at Craig Krull Gallery, 2012 |
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Announcement for 2012 Jerry McMillan exhibition using one of his photos of Judy
Chicago in the boxing ring. Originally placed by McMillan with the Judy Chicago
material, relocated to the Jerry McMillan press and announcements file.
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| Box |
folder |
| 48* |
2 |
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Posters for Judy Chicago exhibitions, 1970,
2014
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Two posters for Judy Chicago exhibitions using McMillan's photographs of Judy
Chicago posing as a boxer. A 13 x 13 poster is for a 1970 exhibition at California
State University, Fullerton, and a 11 x 17 poster is for a 2012 Judy Chicago
exhibition at Penn State University Libraries.
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| 48* |
3 |
Ronald Davis exhibition poster, 1967 |
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One 12 x 18 advertisement poster for a Ron Davis exhibition at Tibor de Nagy Gallery
in New York, October 11-29, 1967.
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| 48* |
4 |
Don Everly album photocopy, 1970 |
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Color photocopies of a Don Everly album cover, recto and verso, and album insert, all
featuring McMillan photographs of Everly. The papers were originally stapled together
at the corners to replicate a 12" record album sleeve.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
2 |
Fred Eversley, 2011 |
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Announcement for the exhibition Now Dig This! Art & Black Los Angeles
1960-1980 featuring a McMillan portrait of Eversley.
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Joe Goode, 1962-1966 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
3 |
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Joe Goode exhibition at Dilexi Gallery announcement and
ephemera
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Two identical 9 x 12 announcements for a Goode exhibition at Dilexi Gallery, May 13
- June 1, 1963, as well as letterhead, envelope, and business card with a portrait
of Goode printed on them.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
5 |
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Joe Goode exhibition at Nicholas Wilder Gallery announcement
posters
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Two 15 x 19 announcement posters for Goode's 1966 exhibition at Nicholas Wilder
Gallery, with a full-body portrait of Goode standing against a dark backdrop with
exhibition information at the bottom.
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| 48* |
6 |
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Joe Goode exhibition at Rolf Nelson Gallery announcement
posters
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Three 12 x 14 announcement posters for a 1963 Goode exhibition at Rolf Nelson
Gallery showing the image of a white house with handwritten information about the
exhibition in the top left corner.
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Robert (Bob) Graham, 1967, 1985 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
7 |
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Robert Graham exhibition at Nicholas Wilder Gallery announcement
poster
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One 15 x 15 announcement poster for a Graham exhibition at Nicholas Wilder Gallery,
January 24 - February 11, 1967.
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| box |
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| 1** |
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Robert Graham Fragments exhibition poster 1985 |
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One 20 x 38 nnouncement poster for the Fragments exhibition at 48
Market Street, Venice, CA.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
4 |
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Handwritten notes |
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One page of handwritten notes found in Graham envelope #1 with negatives and
contact sheets.
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| 40 |
5 |
George Herms, 1992 |
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Announcement, booklet, and postcards for Herms's exhibition The Secret
Archives, September 8 - November 1, 1992 at Barnsdall Art Park, as well as
photocopies of contact sheets and prints.
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| 40 |
6 |
Jerry McMillan, 1981,
2011-2013
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Press items on McMillan and announcements for McMillan exhibitions. Two full
magazines include Art Ltd. from 2011 in which pages 31
and 66-69 feature photographs by McMillan, marked by a sticky note. A Black & White magazine from 2013 has a feature on
McMillan on pages 76-85. There are also three photocopies of short articles in which
McMillan was mentioned or featured.
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| 40 |
20 |
Miscellaneous ephemera 1973-1991 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
8 |
Clark Murray exhibition at Nicholas Wilder Gallery announcement
poster, 1967
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One 16 x 18 poster announcement for a Clark Murray exhibition at Nicholas Wilder
Gallery, February 21 - March 11, 1967.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
7 |
Oklahoma Art Center, 1960 |
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McMillan's handwritten notes on envelope read, "Opening announcement, our first show,
1960, Patrick Blackwell, Joe Goode, Jerry McMillan, Ed Ruscha."
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Pasadena Art Museum announcements and ephemera 1970-2005 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
9 |
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Pasadena Art Museum advertisement posters |
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Twelve advertising posters for the Pasadena Art Museum featuring photographs by
McMillan.
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| Box |
folder |
| 40 |
8-9 |
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Pasadena Art Museum ephemera |
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Papers and ephemera collected by McMillan relating to the Pasadena Art Museum
activities, including schedules and other material for art classes and workshops,
membership appeals, and photocopies of his photographic contact sheets with
McMillan's handwritten labels identifying persons and exhibitions. Also included is
a letter from the Armory Center of the Arts thanking McMillan for a loan.
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| 40 |
10 |
Pasadena's Choice, 1991 |
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Two announcements with a photograph by McMillan for group exhibition at the Armory
Center for the Arts.
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| 40 |
11 |
Photocopies of envelopes with metadata, 2015 |
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Black-and-white photocopies of the original collection envelopes featuring McMillan's
handwritten notes. These are the same envelopes as those preserved with the negatives
and contact sheets.
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| 40 |
12 |
Ed Ruscha and Danna, 1969-2012 |
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Photocopies of black-and-white contact sheets showing Ed Ruscha posing with his
family, and several postcard announcements featuring McMillan photographs of Ruscha,
including for Picturing Ed: Jerry McMillan's Photographs of Ed Ruscha,
1957-1970 at Craig Krull Gallery, 2004; Ed Ruscha: Reading Ed
Ruscha, 2012; and the group show Stand Still Like the
Hummingbird, 2012.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
10 |
Ed Ruscha and Joe Goode Newport Harbor exhibition announcement, 1968 |
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One 11 x 14 black-and-white announcement poster featuring McMillan's photograph of Ed
Ruscha and Goode on horseback. The exhibition was presented at Newport Harbor at the
Balboa Pavilion, March 27 - April 21, 1968. A photocopy of the announcement is also
included.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
13 |
Ed Ruscha Color - Ed Ruscha: Books & Co. exhibition
announcement, 2012
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| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
11 |
Ed Ruscha Says Goodbye to College Joys, 1967
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One 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 black-and-white print magazine image of Ruscha in bed with two
women, with title along the bottom, published in Artforum magazine.
Business advertisements are on the verso. One of the women's arms has been outlined
and cut with a razor, a detail more visible on the verso. An 11 x 16 piece of
cardboard with McMillan's handwritten title, which originally held the magazine page
is also included. Another advertisement featuring Nancy Ames singing at the Plaza
Hotel in New York, originally placed in Ed Ruscha Says Goodbye to College
Joys project envelope, has been moved to the Mason Williams and Nancy Ames
project file, Box 40, Folder 19. A handwritten note in pencil on the Ames
advertisement states, "This was Nancy Ames's bed we used [for College Joys" photo
shoot], I made this photo of Nancy also." Negatives for McMillan's photograph of Nancy
Ames is stored with the Mason Williams and Nancy Ames project material in Box 38.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
14 |
Ed Ruscha with Hollywood sign, color photos for Life, 1972 |
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One envelope from Life magazine that held color 35mm transparencies of
McMillan's photographs of Ruscha posing with the Hollywood sign.
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| 40 |
15 |
Paul Sarkisian at Pasadena Art Museum, 1968 |
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One foldout information catalogue about a Paul Sarkisian exhibition at Pasadena Art
Museum, featuring a photograph of the artist by McMillan.
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| 40 |
16 |
Diana Vitale exhibition announcement, 1962 |
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Two advertising announcements for Vitale featuring a McMillan portrait of the artist,
and a printing receipt and envelope from K & L Litho in Los Angeles.
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War Babies, 1961
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| Box |
Folder |
| 49* |
1 |
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War Babies original announcement posters
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Two original 17 x 22 announcement posters for the War Babies
exhibition at Huysman Gallery, May 29 - June 17, 1961. One poster has damaged,
brittle edges and one corner torn off, and also has light surface damage. The other
poster is in relatively good condition, and was originally housed in a glassine
envelope with the other War Babies material.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
17 |
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War Babies ephemera |
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One copy of X-tra magazine, in which the War
Babies exhibition poster appears on page 67. Also included is a printer
receipt from Stat House-Colortone House printer.
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| 40 |
18 |
Doug Wheeler and Robert Irwin, Fort Worth Art Center, 1969 |
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One envelope and one letter from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. The letter
is a request for a Doug Wheeler image.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 48* |
12 |
Charles E. White III moving announcement, 1964 |
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One 16 x 20 poster announcing White's business relocation to another address in Los
Angeles, featuring White and a nude female model, and one foldout advertising card
with images of White and text describing his business and contact information, with
the headline "Get to Know This Face!"
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| Box |
Folder |
| 40 |
19 |
Mason Williams and Nancy Ames, 1967 |
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One paperback book cover for Williams' book Boneless
Roast, featuring a McMillan photograph of packaged meat. Also included is an
magazine advertisement for a singing engagement by Ames at the Plaza Hotel in New
York, featuring a portrait of Ames by McMillan. The advertisement has a handwritten
note that reads, "This was Nancy Ames's bed we used. I made this photo of Nancy also,"
referring to the bed pictured in Ed Ruscha Says Goodby to College Joys
project, where McMillan placed it originally.
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