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The All Nations Church and Foundation photographs (circa 1924-1967) consist of photographic material in a variety of formats; the collection provides a rich view of the people, community, and activities associated with the All Nations Foundation's operations in Los Angeles. Among the subjects documented in the photographs are All Nations centers and community life; arts and education; recreation and leisure; groups and individuals; and publicity materials. The collection complements the All...
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The Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American poster collection consists of posters and prints from Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States acquired by the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. The posters from Argentina and Cuba are mostly related to cinema, including approximately 100 Cuban posters created by the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). However, the collection also holds political...
The collection consists of drawings of nude men made by John Button in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Button's nude drawings are documents of his connections with gay culture which included his presence in the initial stages of the Mattachine Society and the formation of ONE Incorporated.
Collection contains the papers of production designer Rick Carter (b. 1952), who frequently works with directors Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. Movies represented in this collection include Jurassic Park and Forrest Gump.
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The Center for Sex and Culture was a San Francisco non-profit organization dedicated to providing judgment-free education, cultural events, and resources related to topics across the sexual and gender spectrum; and to supporting research and dissemination of factual information about sex, gender, identity, and health to help frame and inform issues of public policy and public health. The collection (1925-2018) contains art, photography, posters, flyers, and ephemera from a wide variety of...
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The collection of Chinese posters consists of approximately 43 posters, including a few duplicates, advertising both Chinese and Western products. Many of the posters date from the 1920s and were printed in China by the Shanghai Commercial Press (Shanghai shang wu yin shu guan or 上海商务印书馆). The collection also includes 12 calendars featuring art by various Chinese artists, including Zheng Mantuo. One of the calendars is signed by Zheng Mantuo. The commercial posters advertise various...
Dates:
1915 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1920s
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A collection of 32 public health posters on COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) published in China during 2020. The posters appear to be government-issued propaganda, advocating for unity and shared responsibility and featuring images of heroic labor figures, families, and medical workers coming together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The posters do not identify a specific issuing agency. Some of the posters reference Wuhan, China. Almost all of the text on the posters is in Chinese....
This collection consists of the papers of art director and production designer Robert Clatworthy (1911-1992). Materials include scripts, location photographs, film stills, sketches, storyboards, set designs, and architectural information for films that he worked on.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s
This collection includes production stills, costuming notes, and costume illustrations from various film projects worked on by American costume designer Renié.