Neda Al-Hilali Papers, circa 1960-1995

Professional files contain records relating to Al-Hilali's teaching career and exhibition schedule and activities. They may include printed materials from exhibitions, lists, letters, sales and loan records, awards, clippings, and photographs. Also found is scattered correspondence, an annotated studio calendar from 1980, records on grant applications, travel papers for a research trip to Afghanistan in 1974, and a juror statement.

Annual files were likely created by Al-Hilali in the 1980s and were complied in binders which have been dismantled however original order has been maintained.

Proposals, agreements, sketches and renderings, correspondence, photographs, and receipts relating to fiber and painted metal commissions and projects may be found. A project entitled Collaboration also includes the work of Marilyn Anderson, John Garrett, and Mary Ann Glantz.

Unpublished writings include Neda Al-Hilali's statements on her work, a lecture given around 1982, lecture notes, and notes on fiber art. A notebook fragment may contain writings from Al-Hilali's time in graduate school.

The bulk of this series consists of exhibition catalogs, many of which include Al-Hilali's work from the 1960s to 1995. Also found are scattered clippings and museum flyers or bulletins.

Artworks include designs for fiber and painted metal works of art, many of which are unlabeled. Fiber samples may have been used to convey color scheme or texture. Designs for painted metal works are painted onto photographs.

The bulk of this series consists of photographs of works of art and of installations or exhibitions. Also found are portraits of Neda Al-Hilali in her studio and with her artwork.