Helen & Newton Harrison papers, circa 1947-2011
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The papers document the life and work of the married, collaborative team of Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, leading pioneers in the eco-art movement. The collection contains a small amount of biographical material and personal correspondence. The bulk of the material documents the Harrisons’ many projects and includes correspondence, designs, financial records, sketches, planning, blueprints, notes, contracts and agreements, schedules, and photographic material. The collection also contains a significant amount of material pertaining to the Harrisons’ performances, exhibitions, and presentations. Also included are business records; Newton’s early work; research; individual files (files kept on colleagues, students, and friends); records documenting the Harrisons’ time at University of California, San Diego and University of California, Santa Cruz; writings; interviews and profiles; and publicity such as posters and fliers announcing conferences, exhibitions, lectures, performances, and workshops. Other formats present in the collection include audiovisual (Series 17) and born-digital material (Series 18), including email. There is also a small amount of Fluxus artwork.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
|---|---|
| Form | other |
| Extent | 257.85 linear feet (547 containers including 273 manuscript boxes, 3 half boxes, 2 cartons, 37 flat boxes, 9 card boxes, 7 audio cassette boxes, 184 map folders; 32 map tubes) |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1947 - 2011 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Note | Organized into 19 series: Series 1. Personal/Biographical. Series 2. Project Files. Series 3. Project Binders. Series 4. Correspondence. Series 5. Performances and Exhibitions. Series 6. Presentations and Speeches. Series 7. Early work by Newton Harrison. Series 8. Research. Series 9. Business Records. Series 10. University of California, San Diego. Series 11. University of California, Santa Cruz. Series 12. Writings. Series 13. Individuals. Series 14. Public Relations Material. Series 15. Printed Material. Series 16. Photographic Material. Series 17. Audiovisual Material. Series 18. Computer Media/Born-digital. Series 19. Art and Artifacts. |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Harrison, Helen Mayer, 1927- | |
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| Creator | Harrison, Newton, 1932- |
Subjects
| Subject | Harrison, Helen Mayer, 1927- |
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| Subject | Harrison, Newton, 1932- |
| Subject | Harrison Studio and Associates. |
| Subject | Art, American > California |
| Subject | Assemblage (Art) > California |
| Subject | Conceptual art > United States |
| Subject | Ecology in art |
| Subject | Mural painting and decoration, American > California |
| Subject | Performance art > United States |
| Subject | Pollution in art |
| Genre | Other |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Purchased from Helen and Newton Harrison; 2010, 2012, and 2014. Accession 2011-007, 2012-074, 2012-212, 2014-110, 2016-053, 2016-054. |
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| Biographical/Historical | Among the leading pioneers of the eco-art movement, the collaborative team of Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison (often referred to simply as "the Harrisons") have worked for almost forty years with biologists, ecologists, architects, urban planners and other artists to initiate collaborative dialogues to uncover ideas and solutions which support biodiversity and community development. Past projects have focused on watershed restoration, urban renewal, agriculture and forestry issues among others [from the Harrison web page] |
| Language | Material in the collection is mainly in English and German, but there are significant portions in the following languages: Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Danish, Serbian, Croatian, Serbo-Croatian, and Czech. |
| Note | Finding aid available online. |
| Location |
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| Location | electronic resource |
| Location | Finding aid available online |
| Location | Email series |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv).
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- [identification of item], Harrison papers (M1797). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.