Series VII: Objects

Scope and Content note

Series VII: Objects contains objects either related to art production or objects which had personal significance. All objects belonged to Robert Blanchon.

Blanchon's Filofax diary, Undated

Box: 7, object: ID: 220.2.0064 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Glass shelf, Undated

Box: 25, object: ID: 220.2.0065 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rolls of film stills from Blanchon's film Untitled [Situations], Undated

Box: 24, object: ID: 220.2.0066 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Beaded "R" and sun clothing patches, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0042 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Borbro Superfine Epsom Salt, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0054 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Brown cloth satchel with textile samples, Undated

Box: 7, object: ID: 220.2.0047 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Buttons shaped like chewing gum

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0067 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Le Corbusier glass negatives (5 total), Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0058 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eyeglass case, leather

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0069 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eyeglass case, orange needlepoint

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0070 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eyeglasses, blue frames

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0071 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eyeglasses, tortoiseshell

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0072 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Framed photograph of dog with green outfit and hat, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0059 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Framed photograph of a woman with a blue dress, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0060 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hankerchief with a stitched "R", Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0048 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ID tag: Art Institute of Chicago Faculty, 1998

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0074 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ID tag: Art Institute of Chicago Faculty, 1999

Box: 9, object: ID: 220.2.0075 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Khaki-colored sun hat, Undated

Box: 7, object: ID: 220.2.0046 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leather bound book with handmade paper, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0051 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leather case with green eyeglasses, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0050 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leather Ration book with postcards, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0041 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

MissOGYNY sash, Undated

Box: 7, object: ID: 220.2.0045 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"No it Can" palindromic work for two, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0040 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Olene soap (one piece in a box), Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0052 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Piece of wood "you're in my world now, bitch", undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0043 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Plastic bag of clothing labels, undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0039 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Red plastic invitation to create a Christmas window for Barneys, undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0038 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Red, yellow, blue, and burgundy bandanas, undated

Box: 7, object: ID: 220.2.0044 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Description Bandanas were used in Blanchon's series of photographs of bandanas.

Sunglasses, yellow lenses

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0073 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sunglasses, pink frames

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0068 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Small black frame with chicken feet, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0057 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Small framed photograph of man (Robert Blanchon's brother John), Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0056 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wonderful Charms cola candy, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0053 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wood carving with face, Undated

Box: 8, object: ID: 220.2.0049 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box of family photographs, Undated

Box: 9, object: ID: 220.2.0055 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Description: A box of family photos and snapshots arranged into categories with labelled tabs. Arrangement is assumed to have been Blanchon's.

Photo Categories: family; friends; John; Todd; places; work; Bergman; Foxx; R. Kahn Pillow.

Polaroid 230 camera, Undated

Box: 9, object: ID: 220.2.0062 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SLR camera, Pentax Asahi 50mm lens, black leather case, Undated

Box: 9, object: ID: 220.2.0061 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Stamp: The Robert Blanchon Estate Project, Undated

Box: 9, object: ID: 220.2.0063 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)