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Bruria Finkel papers, 1953-2021

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Series 4: Project Files, 1979-2020
3.1 Linear feet
Boxes 4-6, OV 14

Bruria Finkel was often hired for projects in and around Santa Monica, California. These projects ranged from designing donor walls for hotels, murals for schools, and installations for various sites to art-in-transit type public projects, such as designing bike racks. Project files include a wide range of materials related to these undertakings such as correspondence, proposals, plans, designs, photographic materials, notes, budgets, reports, and printed and digital materials. Notable projects include the Natural Elements Sculpture Park, Tibet Project, Step Up on Second Water Wall, and Verona Hotel Wall.
This series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 4.1: General Project Files, 1982-2020
  • 4.2: Project Proposals, 1979-2012

4.1

General Project Files, 1982-2020
Description Container
Adam, Porcelain Work Progress Booklet, circa 1980
17
10
Art in Public Places Program, 1986-1988
4
8
Artist Studios at Santa Monica Airport, 1988
4
9
Art Kibbutz, 2013-2014
4
10
Baltimore Washington International Airport Public Art Project, 1996-1997
4
11
CityTV Project, 1991-1997
4
12
Community of Angels, 2001-2002
4
13
Descanso Gardens Waterways (2013); Sky. Cloud Images (2014), videos by Bruria Finkel, Digital Video Recordings, 2013-2014
0.359 Gigabytes
Two computer files
ER14
Divine Chariot and Aleph Series, circa 1985
17
11
Divine Chariot - Skirball Museum Acquisition, 1990-1991
Oversized project plans housed in OV 14.
4
15
Divine Chariot - Jerusalem Installation, 2007-2008
Includes born-digital records, see ER15
4
16
Divine Chariot - Jerusalem Installation, Digital Photographs and Documents, 2005-2008
0.035 Gigabytes
23 computer files
ER15
El Monte Project, Digital Presentation, 2013
0.039 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER16
Glow Festival Project, circa 2013
Includes born-digital records, see ER17
4
18
Glow Festival Project, Digital Video Recordings, Photographs and Documents, 2008-2013
0.13 Gigabytes
177 computer files
ER17
Interviews by Finkel for KCRW, circa 1978
2 Sound tape reels
2 Sound cassettes
Artists interviewed: Carl Andre, George Ricki, Guido Molinari
17
12
Interviews by Finkel for KCRW, circa 1978
2 Sound tape reels
Artists interviewed: Carl Andre, Guido Molinari. The interviews may be duplicates of recordings in Box 17, Folder 12.
17
13
Interviews by Finkel for KCRW, circa 1978
1 Sound tape reel
2 Sound cassettes
Artists interviewed: Michael Haden, James Wines, Robert Irwin, Kosso Eloul
17
14
Japanese Papermaking Research Trip, 2016-2017
17
15-16
Leo Baeck Temple Commission of Artworks, circa 1990-circa 2000
4
19
Natural Elements Sculpture (NES) Park
Correspondence, 1984-1999
4
20-21
Artists' Proposals, 1982-1997
4
22-23
Reports and Plans, 1985-1993
4
24-25
Printed Material, 1984-1999
4
26
Rolled Copies of Documents, circa 1985-1990
A scroll of photocopies of NES park-related documents printed on what appears to be one continuous ream of fax paper.
4
27
General Material, 1985-1996
4
28
Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC) Donor Wall, 1995
17
17
"One Whole Book From One Whole Page" Book / Tel Aviv Museum, 2016
17
18
Santa Monica Hyatt Hotel, 1991-1993
4
29
Solar Web, 1999
5
1
Solar Web, 1999
5
2
Step Up on Second Water Wall, 1993-1995
Oversized material has been housed in OV 14. See ER19 for digital video recording.
5
3
Step Up on Second, circa 1994
17
19
Susret Art Project, 1998-2000
5
4
Temple Aliyah Tapestry, 1990-1993
5
5-7
Tibet Project, 1997-1998
Includes born-digital records, see ER18
5
8-11
Tibet Project, 1998-1999
17
20-21
Tibet Project, Recordings, 1998
6 Videocassettes (Hi8)
17
22
World Artists for Tibet, Human Rights Month, Santa Monica Museum of Art (1998 July-August), film by Bruria Finkel, Digital Video Recording, 2008
0.608 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER18
Upward Bound Building, 1997
5
12
Various Projects, 1985-2020
17
23
Various Projects, circa 1990
20
Various Projects, circa 1990
21
Verona Hotel Water Sculpture, 1989-1993
Includes born-digital records, see ER19
5
13-15
The Verona Hotel and Step Up on Second, film footage (circa 1993), Digital Video Recordings, 2008-2015
0.83 Gigabytes
Three computer files
ER19
Oversized Divine Chariot Project Plans from Box 4, Folder 15, 1990-1991
OV 14
Oversized Step Up on Second Wall Project Plans from Box 5, Folder 3, 1993-1995
OV 14

4.2

Project Proposals, 1979-2012
Description Container
Arrowhead Pond Project Proposal, 1995
5
16
Art in Transit Project Proposal, 1984-1993
5
17
City of Manhattan Beach Project Proposal, 2004
5
18
Culver City Ballona Creek Bikeway Project Proposal, 2009-2010
5
19
Diomede Competition Project Proposal, 1988-1989
5
20
Eli Broad Theater Donor Wall Project Proposal, 2008
5
21
Emeritus Gallery Project Proposal, circa 1990-circa 2000
5
22
Internal Revenue Service Building Project Proposal, 1995
5
23
Irish Museum of Modern Art Project Proposal, 1999-2000
5
24
Lewis Road Housing Project Proposal, 1991-1992
5
25
Long Beach Metro Rail Pylon Project Proposal, 1992-1993
5
26
"Making It Safe" Project Proposal, 1979
5
27
Mesa Street Car Park Project Proposal, 1993
5
28
Metro Expo Line Project Proposal, 2012
5
29
New Hope Donor Wall Project Proposal, circa 1990-circa 2000
5
30
Northeast Valley Animal Service Center Project Proposal, 2002-2003
5
31
Sacramento Court House "Key to Justice" Project Proposal, 1994
6
1
Santa Monica Bike Racks Project Proposal, 2011-2012
6
2
Santa Monica Wall Project Proposal, 2008
Includes born-digital records, see ER20
6
3
Santa Monica Wall Project Proposal, Digital Photographs and Documents, 2008
0.005 Gigabytes
12 computer files
ER20
St. Augustine School Ceramic Wall Project Proposal, 1984
6
4
U.S. Geological Survey Building Project Proposal, 1994
6
5
Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Gymnasium Project Proposal, 2002
Oversized material housed in OV 14.
6
6
Venice-Abbot Kinney Branch Library Project Proposal, 1994
6
7
Miscellaneous Proposals, circa 1990-2006
6
8
Oversized Van Nuys Project Plans from Box 6, Folder 6, 2002
OV 14

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