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Guide to the Laura Foreman Papers, 1949-2001 MSS.122

Series IV: Photographic Material

Extent

5.65 Linear Feet 27 photo binders

Scope and Content note

The photographic material of Series IV spans the entirety of Foreman's career, from early dance performances through later art installations in the nineteen-nineties. Performances from the Laura Foreman Dance Company are very well documented, as are the numerous derivations of Foreman's "Birdhouse as Metaphor" series. Photographers of Foreman's dance performances include Robert Alexander, Peter Moore and Milton Oleaga.

Arrangement note

The photographic material is arranged thematically and chronologically, similarly to the list of works in the Biographical Note above. Stage works are documented first, followed by artworks, followed by specific installations and exhibitions, and concluding with personal and unidentified photos. Each box is annotated with the photographic processes contained within.

Freedom Dancers, undated

Box: 89 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Solo Suite", 1967, inclusive

Box: 89 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

Laura Foreman Dance Company, group and individual shots, 1967-75, undated, inclusive

Box: 89 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets

Laura Foreman Dance Company, group and individual shots, 1967-75, undated, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets

"A Time", 1968, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Perimeters", 1969, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Untitled", 1970, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

Kelly Holt's "new trio for Shungopovi Shade", 1970, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Epicycles", 1970, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Signals", 1970, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets

"glass and shadows", 1971, inclusive

Box: 90 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Laura's Dance", 1971, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Songandance", 1972, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Margins", 1972, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Spaces", 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Locrian", 1973, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Performance", 1973, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"city of angels", 1974, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"a deux", 1974, inclusive

Box: 91 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Postludes", 1974, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Bud" / "Monopoly", 1975, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Program", 1976, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Heirlooms", 1977, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

"Entries", 1978, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

John Butler's "Portrait of Billie", undated

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

Photographs related to Foreman's Dance Instruction, 1967-71, undated, inclusive

Box: 92 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets

Photos of unidentified events by Composers and Choreographers Theatre, 1971, 1974, undated

Box: 93 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Black-and-white Negatives

"Ken and Barbie" Series, undated

Box: 93 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Color Slides

"Birdhouse as Metaphor" Series, 1989-1993, inclusive

Box: 94 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Color Transparencies, Black-and-white Negatives, Contact Sheets, Polaroids

"Birdhouse as Metaphor" Series, 1989-1993, inclusive

Box: 95 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Color Transparencies, Black-and-white Negatives, Contact Sheets, Polaroids

"Birdhouse as Metaphor" Series, 1989-1993, inclusive

Box: 96 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Color Transparencies, Black-and-white Negatives, Contact Sheets, Polaroids

Photos of birdhouses sent to Foreman by a fellow craftsman and admirer of her work, 1993, inclusive

Box: 96 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

General

The original mailing envelope and accompanying letter can be found in Series III, Correspondence, Box 88.

"Coney Island Cray-Pas", 1981, inclusive

Box: 97 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Contact Sheets

"Cry Uncle", 1991, inclusive

Box: 97 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides, Color Transparencies

"Lady Bug Drips" Paintings, undated

Box: 98 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"Lady Bug Drips" Paintings, undated

Box: 99 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"Philadelphia Story", 1981, inclusive

Box: 99 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"Poetry Peep Show", undated

Box: 99 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"Roomwork", 1981, inclusive

Box: 100 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Black-and-white Negatives, Color Slides

"Sweet Land of Liberty", 1983, inclusive

Box: 100 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"TimeCoded Woman", 1979-1980, inclusive

Box: 101 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Black-and-white Negatives, Color Slides

"Wallwork", 1981, inclusive

Box: 101 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Black-and-white Negatives, Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Color Slides

"Wallwork", 1981, inclusive

Box: 102 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Black-and-white Negatives, Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Color Slides

"Wallwork"in Paris and Stockholm (by John Watts), 1981, inclusive

Box: 102 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides, Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Black-and-white Negatives

"Window on the World", 1995, inclusive

Box: 103 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

"Word Painting" / "I have nothing to paint and I'm painting it.", 1983, inclusive

Box: 103 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Color Negatives

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 103 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 104 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 105 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 106 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 107 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Mixed Media Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings, 1979-1991, undated, inclusive

Box: 108 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Polaroids, Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Documentation of Limbo Exhibition, 1984, inclusive

Box: 108 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Slides

Documentation of Portico Gallery Installation, 1982, inclusive

Box: 109 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Polaroids, Color Slides, Black-and-white Negatives

Documentation of Souyun Yi Gallery Exhibition, 1988, inclusive

Box: 110 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Color Slides

Portraits of Laura Foreman, undated

Box: 110 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints, Contact Sheets, Black-and-white Negatives

Personal Photos, undated

Box: 111 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Negatives, Color Slides, Photographic Prints

Personal Photos, undated

Box: 112 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Color Negatives, Color Slides, Photographic Prints

Portraits and performance photos of John Watts, 1970-71, undated, inclusive

Box: 113 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

Portraits and performance photos of John Watts, 1970-71, undated, inclusive

Box: 114 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographic Prints

Photos of unidentified persons and events, undated

Box: 114 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Black-and-white Negatives, Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Contact Sheets

Photos of unidentified persons and events, undated

Box: 115 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Black-and-white Negatives, Photographic Prints, Color Slides, Contact Sheets

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