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Art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Physical objects that are that are meant to be perceived primarily through the sense of sight, were created by the use of skill and imagination, and possess an aesthetic that is valued and of a quality and type that would be collected by art museums or private collectors, including drawings, painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts. Performance art is considered a visual art, but the performing arts and literature are not.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Alice Nichols papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA-068
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, bulletins, texts of speeches, presentations, photographs, and writings from Alice Nichols ranging from 1920 to 1990. Correspondence included in the collection is both professional and personal in nature, and documents her early career, her years at Ball State, and her post-retirement life.

Dates: 1919 - 1990

Ball State University Museum of Art Benefactors Society printed ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: RG-21-05-03
Scope and Contents

This colleciton includes 2 undated brochures.

Dates: undated

Ball State University Museum of Art publications and printed ephemera

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-21-05-01
Scope and Contents This collection includes brochures, invitations, fliers, leaflets, calendars, exhibition catalogs, monographs, Gallery Notes, newsletters, postcards, and events schedules ranging from 1990 to 2009.Includes the following monographs: Joyaux, Alain G., Brian A. Moore, and Ned H. Griner. 1985. Childe Hassam in Indiana. Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University Art Gallery. Joyaux, Alain G. 1985....
Dates: 1917 - 2011

Ball State University Museum of Art records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-21-05-05
Scope and Contents

This colleciton includes news releases, clippings, and photographs collected by the Ball State University Office of University Marketing and Communications ranging from 1955 to 1975. Additionally the collection features correspondense, donor lists, collection information, annual reports, and biennial reports created by the Ball State University Museum of Art from 1943 to 2019.

Dates: 1943 - 2019

Book Arts collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA-022
Scope and Contents This collection includes books produced from Rai Peterson's Manifesto Book Arts course (ENG 444) later known as the Book Arts Collaborative course (ENG 400/04). The Manifesto Book Arts course materials date from 2010-2016, and the Book Arts Collaborative course materials date from 2017-2019. The first series has multiple subseries that consist of numerous authors per year, whereas the second series only has one author per year. The third series includes creative projects created by students...
Dates: 2010 - 2022

Brayton family papers and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-239
Scope and Contents

The Brayton Family Collection consists primarily of family photos dating from 1868 to 1958. The oversize materials contain Amy Botkin's scrapbook, which includes letters, photos, brochures, and invitations (1907-1960), as well as sketches and paintings done by Margaret Brayton.

Dates: 1868 - 1960

Department of Art records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-13-02-01
Scope and Contents

This collection includes departmental records and exhibition documents from the Ball State University Department of Art ranging from 1950 to 1980.

Dates: 1950-1980, 2010

Humpback Barn Festival records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-234
Scope and Contents Humpback Barn Festival Records contain documents and activity information pertaining to the 401 Poetry Group, Christian groups, ceremonies for artistic endeavors, and the Humpback Barn Festival itself. This collection also contains the Humpback Barn Festival of Art and Poetry’s articles of incorporation as well as poems, articles, and correspondence relating to specific individuals. Publications relating to the festival, art, and poetry are also included as well as a proclamation of World...
Dates: 1988 - 1999

Mildred Trivers collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-305
Scope and Contents

This collection includes personal papers, poetry, and audio and video from Mildred Raynolds Trivers in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1934 to 2000 regarding her life and career as a poet and founder of the Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry and Arts.

Dates: 1934-2000

Muncie Art Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-130
Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, meeting agendas, lists of board members, board minutes, treasurer's report, committee records, exhibition programs, and other records of the Muncie Art Association ranging from 1907 through 1976.

Dates: 1907-1976

No Bar & Grill and Bob Chaos Records Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-386
Scope and Contents The No Bar & Grill and Bob Chaos Records Collection is mostly a digital collection comprised of: electronic records consisting of flyers and advertisements for, press clippings about, and photos and videos of performances at, the No Bar and Grill (1985-1988), an all-ages nightclub with no bar and no grill located in the Village, just off the Ball State University campus in Muncie, IN; electronic records consisting of flyers and advertising for, press clippings about, and photos of Repeat...
Dates: 1981 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1989

Oscar Pickett landscape painting

 Collection — Map-case 2, drawer: 14
Identifier: MSS-338
Scope and Contents

This collection includes a landscape painting by Oscar Pickett.

Dates: undated

Pueblo Indian Painting leaves

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPEC-055
Scope and Contents

This collection includes reproductions of paintings from American Indians published by in 1932 regarding Pueblo and Native American art.

The colophon reads, "500 copies of this volume, all on the same paper, have been printed for sale and these have been numbered 1 to 500 and each copy bears the signature of the publisher. This is copy no: 85.

Dates: 1932

School of Art records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-072
Dates: 2016-03-31 - 2016-04-01