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| Series III. Papers, 1959-2012, undated
2.63 Linear
Feet
(7 boxes. Computer media: 10.90 GB [195
files])
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| Series III. contains administrative files and ephemera pertaining to Orr's work, with
exhibition announcement postcards, typescript firsthand accounts of Orr's friendship
with conceptual artist James Lee Byars, acquisition documentation and pricing for works
by Orr, and Orr's handwritten notes and typescript proposals for projects. The series
also includes binders consisting of both photographs and schematic drawings that were
not described in Series I. or Series II.
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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Articles and essays, 1984-1999, undated |
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On Orr, his work, and his role in the Light and Space movement. |
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Folder |
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12 |
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Photocopies, 1984-1999, undated |
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Folder |
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5 |
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Oversize, 1989 |
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Folder |
| 29 |
13 |
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Thermofax originals, 1999 |
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Folder |
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7 |
Ashkenazy Galleries consignment memo and color Polaroids, 1989 |
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Includes seven Polaroids of 1989 paintings Wait;
Blue Void A; Dark Light
#14; Time Shadow; One
Way; Other Side of Light AA; and No Fire.
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Folder |
| 30 |
7 |
Assorted documents, circa 1985-circa 1995, 2003,
undated
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Includes Orr's application for entry to Vietnam and a "Robot Poetry Manifesto" signed
by Orr, James Lee Byars, Marian McEvilley, and others.
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Binders of photographs and schematic drawings, 1978-2003, undated |
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"Sculpture 1987," 1978-1987, undated |
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Binder of schematic drawings (photocopies), descriptions, lists, and proposals for
sculptural works. Includes Untitled (Prime Matter
series), the Beck commission; Solar Fountain; the
Anaheim city center fountain; the Newquist doors and shutters; Waterwall; the Vena-Mondt studio/residence project; Naked Singularity; the Michael Goodman project; the
Jenkins project; Fire and Water Column; Triangular Fire and Water Column; the Panza proposals:
Prime Matter 8, Thermal Time
Window, Prime Matter, North of Yesterday, Space
Delineator-Single/Double/Planar Wall, Heliostatic
Rain, Sunrise, Sound
Tunnel, Ocean of Time, Silence and the Ion Wind, Sound in
the Shape of a Pear, Nothing Special; LACMA
project: Prime Matter 9; Home Savings of America;
Hawaii project; Whitney Museum multiple project; Amber Hill commission; Cedars Sinai
project.
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Folder |
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14 |
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Schematic drawings |
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Folder |
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8 |
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Color prints |
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"Selected Works," 1981-1986, undated |
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Includes typescript descriptions, some on Eric Orr letterhead, and schematic
drawings of selected Orr works; photocopies of clippings; and a proposal application
for the City of Brea's Art in Public Places Program. Identified works include North of Yesterday, Solar
Fountain, and Prime Matter.
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Folder |
| 29 |
15 |
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Descriptions and proposals |
| Box |
Folder |
| 27 |
2 |
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Color prints |
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folder |
| 37 |
1 |
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"Empty sheets, slides," undated |
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Binder of empty photographic print and slide sheets with labels for the following
works and locations: Sandrich Singularity #1; Janssen Prime Matter; International Creative Manange (?); Fukushima
Stadium; Eastern Oceans of Time; Sandel; LACMA Prime
Matter; Lee Singularity; North of Yesterday; Prime Matter
IV (Venice Bien); Nippon Arch; Naked Singularity; Topanga Plaza Mall, Rain Box (Scottsdale); MacArthur Place; Moreno Valley
Mall; Solar Fountain; Teak
Singularity (1995); Fukushima Prime Matter
(1994); Edge of Light (33 x 9); St. Louis Galleria;
Chicago Sheraton; and Jon Douglas.
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"Sculpture/blueprints," undated |
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Binder of schematic drawings for works of sculpture. Schematic drawings were
originally adhered to the original binder sleeves, which were not archival. Drawings
were removed from the binder during conservation treatment. The original binder and
sleeves have been maintained separately from the schematic drawings.
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| box |
folder |
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2 |
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Original binder and sleeves |
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3-4 |
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Schematic drawings |
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Folder |
| 25 |
9 |
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Color prints |
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Unlabeled, 1991,1996, 2001-2003 |
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Assorted sculpture, undated |
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Mostly empty binder of missing schematic drawings, with ink remnants of drawings
on most of the binder sleeves. Also includes color photographs of select works and
a list of works on Orr's letterhead.
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folder |
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5 |
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Original sleeves |
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folder |
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10 |
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Color prints |
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Also includes list of works on Orr's letterhead. |
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Assorted sculpture, 1991, 2001-2003 |
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Identified works include: Last Oceans of Time,
Granite Singularity, Enclave, Cedars Cascade, Kanner Water Veil, ICM Prime
Matter, L.A. Prime Matter, Birmingham Prime Matter, and Cuba
Libre.
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Folder |
| 29 |
16 |
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Original housing |
| Box |
folder |
| 25 |
11 |
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Color prints |
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folder |
| 26 |
1 |
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Assorted sculpture, 1996, undated |
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Binder includes twenty-five color prints, with one identified work: Archimedes Gate.
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Folder |
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Biographies and chronologies, 1996, undated |
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18 |
Business and resume cards, undated |
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Item |
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V1 |
Chaparral VHS, undated |
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1 videocassette (VHS) (28 min.) ; 1/2 in. Original label reads, Stereo / final mix.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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Folder |
| 29 |
19 |
Cirrus Editions catalogue sheets, 2007, undated |
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Acquisition documents for works by Eric Orr. |
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Correspondence, 1979, 1987-1999, undated |
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Primarily includes faxes and blank postcards, with one unsigned postcard addressed to
Orr, and a blank postcard addressed to Kurt Hodgetts.
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Folder |
| 29 |
20 |
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1979, 1987-1999, undated |
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Folder |
| 26 |
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Transparencies, 1979 |
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Item |
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DVD1 |
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Work of Eric Orr,
viewing copy (video), 2012
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Sound not re-mastered. |
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1 video disc (DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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Folder |
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Electrum documents, 1996, undated
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Includes correspondence, exhibition invitations, schematic drawings, and typescript
notes. Original housing read: To: Kent Hodgetts / Re: Electrum to SCI-Arc 1.07.2003.
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Item |
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DVD2 |
"Eric Orr and a Tower of Fire and Water" (video), undated |
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1 video disc (DVD-R) (120 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
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Folder |
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Exhibition announcements and postcards, 1979-1996, undated |
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Postcards primarily for Orr's national solo and group exhibitions, with some
postcards for exhibitions held at international venues. Includes photocopies.
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Item |
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DVD3 |
Five Sisters viewing copy (video), 1980s
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1 video disc (DVD-R) (120 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
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CM3 |
"If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part of Your Revolution," undated |
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1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM3 contains: 3 Microsoft Word for
Windows files (.docx) titled, Five Sisters credits; 46 image files (.jpg) with
alphanumeric titles; 1 Quicktime file (.mov) titled, Frascati WG; and 1 unidentified
file (.m4v) titled, MUSAC. One file was corrupt and could not be transferred from the
disc: Video/Reina Sofia.mov. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for
reformatting.
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Folder |
| 29 |
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Interview transcripts, 2007 |
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Transcripts of Elizabeth Orr interviews with curator Maurice Tuchman, art critic
Thomas McEvilley, and art historian Gail Gelburd on their relationships with her
father, Eric Orr.
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James Lee Byars, 1983, 1997-1998, undated |
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Folder |
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"Jimmy stories," 1997-1998, undated |
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Typescript anecdotes by Orr that detail his friendship with artist James Lee Byars.
Also includes Orr's personal chronology, exhibition announcements, and color
printouts of Orr with Byars and Thomas McEvilley.
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"Jimmy stories" (thermofax), 1997 |
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Folder |
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Photographs, 1983, undated |
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Four color prints and two black-and-white prints. |
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Item |
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"1. James Lee Byars 2. Eric Orr," undated |
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James Lee Byars, "The Death of James Lee Byars" and Eric Orr Gold Room lecture at
LACMA.
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1 audio disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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Folder |
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Kentucadet: Alumni Journal, 1959 May
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Alumni journal for the Kentucky Military Institute. |
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Limited edition water sculptures, 2004, undated |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego acquisition documents, 2006 |
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Artist surveys and licensing agreements for Orr's You Had the
Meaning but Missed the Experience (circa 1981-1982) and Red Void II (1992).
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Notebooks and notes, 1974-1992, undated |
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Folder |
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1974 |
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2 |
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1980 |
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3 |
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1992, undated |
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Includes typescript pages for a lecture at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
(LACMA) on the indigenous art of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the
Congo).
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undated |
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Orr Studio sculpture booklet, 2001-2002 |
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With a Hosfelt Gallery envelope addressed to Peggy Orr in 2002. |
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Painting price lists and invoices, 1990-1991, undated |
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Folder |
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Documents |
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Includes a black-and-white print of Time Switch
(1973) by Gus Foster.
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Folder |
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Color Polaroids |
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Includes seventy-seven color Polaroids, with the following identified paintings:
Purple Elapsed Time; Where
Is Infinity; Red Void; Violent Edge; Oceans of
Time; Xanadu; Blue
Ecliptic; Green Ecliptic; Harry's Cauldron; Lee
Musgrave; Hahn's Birthdate; Three of a Kind; Without
Green; Amarillo; Crazy Wisdom T.O; Sam's Pic; Darkness In Back of The Sky; May to
December; Peggy's Pic; What Takes 4 Light Years to Stop; Red Cloud; In Hand; You've Had the Experience But You Missed the Meaning; Plum Threshold; Parmenides
Dilemma; Zero +; 91
Mu; Edge of Thought; Emergence of Time; Navaho; 3+3=3; If Tachyons Could Tell the
Truth; Always Everywhere at Once Always Nowhere
Sometime; Threshold of Substance; Time Dilation; The Rossi;
Time Window 1; Time Window
2; The Passage; The
Sky is Not A Way Back; 3 Ways; Uaho; Green Guy; Fugitive Blue; Circadian
Rhythm; Nine Times Nine; Crazy Wisdom II; Crazy Wisdom
X; Pangaea; and Temporal Crazy Wisdom.
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Folder |
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Proposals and histories, 1998-1999, undated |
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Includes descriptions of Electrum, Karnak, L.A. Prime Matter,
Silence and the Ion Wind,
Solar Fountain, and Zero Mass Space.
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Slide list, Hope and Healing Center, circa 1998 |
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Item |
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CM1 |
"Teece - E Orr," 2005 June |
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1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM1 contains: 48 image files (.jpg)
titled: Teece CWC and workers 6 13 05 E Orr. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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Item |
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R1 |
Tibetan Temple Gongs audiotape reel, 1975 December |
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1 audiotape reel (60 min.) : analog, 15 ips. ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape. Original label
reads: Eric Orr / Tibetan Temple Gongs / Dec. 1975 / 15 i.p.s. / Full track / "B" tape
/ (slightly noisier). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for
reformatting.
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Wall Shadow, 2011-2012
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Item |
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Eugenia Butler Gallery, 2011 February |
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1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM2 contains: 34 Tagged Image File
Format (.tif) files titled: Orr light piece. One file was corrupt and could not be
transferred from the disc: Orr light piece 7.tif. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
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Oversize flier, 2012 |
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A flier for a re-creation of Orr's 1970 piece, Wall
Shadow, presented by LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) and Corazon del
Sol as part of the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival.
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The Works Gallery, 1989, undated |
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Ashkenazy resource exchange, 1989 |
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Folder |
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10 |
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Schematic drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
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3 |
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Color Polaroids |
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Seven color Polaroids. |
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Folder |
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11 |
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Collector kits, undated |
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Includes collector solicitations and postcards with brief resumes for artists
represented by the gallery.
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Item |
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C1 |
Unidentified audiocassette, undated |
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Original label reads: I. |
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1 audiocassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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Item |
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D2 |
Unidentified audio CD, undated |
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1 compact disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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CM4 |
Unidentified disc, 2007 July |
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Possibly includes images of Eric Orr exhibition at Robert Berman Gallery, curated by
Elizabeth Orr.
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1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM4 contains: 4 JPEG File Interchange
Format files (.jpg) and 31 Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) files (.tif).
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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