Series III. Visual Art, 1960-1995, inclusive
Extent
16.5 Linear Feet in 24 manuscript boxes, 7 flat boxes, 2 cassette boxes, 1 card box, and 1 record carton
Extent
1 MiniDV
Extent
417 Megabytes in 72 digital files
Scope and Contents
Series III. Visual Works (1960-1995) includes photographs, xerox art, paintings, sketches, sketchbooks, sculptural pieces, and textiles created by Arleen Schloss; photographs of Schloss taken by other artists; materials used in the art creation process, such as mock-ups, research files on various materials, letterpress transfer sheets, and source images; and Mail Art sent to Schloss by other artists, including E. F. Higgins, Buster Cleveland, Alan Rand, and Kwok Mang Ho.
Arrangement
Series III. Visual Works is arranged into two subseries:
Subseries III.A Works by Date Subseries III.B Photographs
Subseries III.A: Works by Date, 1960-2002, inclusive
Extent
12 Linear Feet in 13 manuscript boxes, 7 flat boxes, 1 record carton, 1 card box, and 2 cassette boxes
Extent
417 Megabytes in 72 digital files
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains visual art pieces by Arleen Schloss, including xerox art, paintings, sketches, sketchbooks, sculptural pieces, and textiles; materials used in the art creation process, such as mock-ups, research files on various materials, letterpress transfer sheets, and source images; and Mail Art sent to Schloss by other artists, including E. F. Higgins, Buster Cleveland, Alan Rand, and Kwok Mang Ho.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged chronologically, Sketchbooks, Mail Art, and Xerox Art grouped together. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically following the chronological listing.
Sketchbook, circa 1960s, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sketchbook -- Figure Drawings, circa 1960s, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sketchbook -- "Alphabet Letter Codes", 1974
Sketchbook
Box: 15, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Digital Scans
Digital materials
Digital Scans (Material Type: Electronic Record)
Sketchbook -- "The Roundabout" Installation Mock-ups, undated, inclusive
Box: 63, Folder: 2, 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Alan Rand, 1966 - 2002, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 16, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- E.F Higgins, 1979
Box: 16, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 148, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Various Artists, circa 1979 - 1990s, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Arlan Huang, 1992
Box: 16, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Kwok Mang Ho, 1992
Box: 16, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- "ART FOR UM" by Buster Cleveland, circa 1993
Box: 20, Folder: 3, 4, 5, 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 21, Folder: 1, 2, 3, 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- R.L. Seltman, 1995
Box: 16, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Shozo Shimamoto, 1995
Box: 16, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Chickenman, 2002
Box: 16, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Andy Warhol, undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Angela Hans, undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mail Art -- Buster Cleveland, undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Words Tell, 1967
Box: 16, Folder: 12, 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Figure Drawings, 1968 - 1973, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Research File -- Rubber Bands, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stationary Samples, circa 1970s - 1980s, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Arleen's Dance" at the Aldrich Museum, 1971
Box: 16, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiber Works, 1972 - 1974, inclusive
Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Fiber in Glass", December, 1973
Box: 17, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Ceiba" Fiber Works, 1973
Box: 17, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letterpress transfer sheets, 1973
Box: 17, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"25 Portraits of MENFP Series", April 21, 1974
Box: 17, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Faces with Electric Pencil", August - September, 1974, inclusive
Box: 17, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Copies of Words" and "Color Wordwork", 1974
Box: 17, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Fabric Streched", 1976
Box: 17, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Rubberbands", 1976
Box: 18, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Eve in the Fall", 1977
Box: 18, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "A", 1978
Paper materials
Box: 18, Folder: 3, 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Electronic Records
Digital materials
Electronic Records (Material Type: Electronic Record)
Xerox Art -- Arleen Schloss Portrait, undated, inclusive
Box: 18, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- Bible Photocopies, undated, inclusive
Box: 62, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- Color Works, undated, inclusive
Box: 18, Folder: 7, 8, 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Frame #1-83", undated, inclusive
Box: 18, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- Iron-on Transfers, undated, inclusive
Box: 63, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- Self Portraits in Color, undated, inclusive
Box: 19, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Xerox Art -- "Y", undated, inclusive
Box: 19, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Snap" Air Brush Paintings, March - April, 1975, inclusive
Box: 19, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Idea, 1976
Box: 19, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
A Postcard Story, 1978
Box: 19, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Its I", January, 1978
Box: 19, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
A Black Cat, October, 1978
Box: 19, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Design in the Key of A", circa 1980
Box: 19, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hand Painted Self Portraits, circa 1980s, inclusive
Box: 19, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Arleen Schloss in Amsterdam" Portraits, April, 1980
Box: 19, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Example of Mirror Letters", 1985
Box: 19, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Bill Ding Blox", 1984-1988, inclusive
U-matic, 1984
Box: 123, U-matic: 437_1166 (Material Type: video)
Paper materials, 1987 - 1988, inclusive
Box: 19, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
MiniDV -- Willoughby, undated, inclusive
Box: 67, MiniDV: 437_2410 (Material Type: video)
The Illuminated Alphabet, 1987 - 1992, inclusive
Box: 20, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Claudia Zólsch Photography Collaboration, 1988
Box: 20, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"A" by Marion Delkees, 1992
Box: 62, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Digital Collages, 1994
Box: 21, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Research File -- Plastic and Mirrors, 1994
Box: 21, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Domed marble structure mockup, 1995
Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"A" graphic elements and source images, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"A" sculpture with deminted Federal Reserve chips, undated, inclusive
Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Alphabet", undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alphabet graphic elements and source images, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alphabet stencil pieces, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Art A-pparel" Press Release, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Calligraphy, undated, inclusive
Box: 61, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 158 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collages, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Color Mirror Sculptures, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Communication in Peace", undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The E Balloon Letters" Sketches, undated, inclusive
Box: 64, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Electronic Marble Scuplture Mock-ups, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"EYE" Graphic elements and source images, undated, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 64, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Holographic pieces, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lists of Artworks by Arleen Schloss, undated, inclusive
Electronic Records
Digital materials
Lists of Artworks by Arleen Schloss (Material Type: Electronic Record)
"The Logical Action Solitude" Sketch, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Lyric Piece", undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sketches, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Test pressing Y pants, undated, inclusive
Box: 95, MiniDV: 437_1444 (Material Type: video)
Untitled collage, undated, inclusive
Box: 61, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"What's Your God?" Tote Bag, undated, inclusive
Box: 63, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries III.B: Photographs, 1960-1997, inclusive
Extent
7 Linear Feet in 12 manuscript boxes and 2 flat boxes
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes photographs taken by and of Arleen Schloss, depicting her performances, film and video work, travels, and personal life.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged chronologically with photographs and photo slides grouped together, respectively.
Photographs -- Personal, circa 1960s - 1970s, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Portraits of Arleen Schloss, circa 1965 - 2005, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 61, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Exhibitions, circa 1972 - 1985, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Live Installations, 1976 - 1977, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Performance Art Workshops, 1978 - 1980, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 149, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- European Tour, circa 1980s, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Video Production, circa 1980s, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Video Stills, circa 1980s, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Adventure A, circa 1980s - 1990s, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- "Letter People", 1982
Box: 26, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- A Gallery, 1983 - 1987, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- A's Sculpture Garden, 1985 - 1987, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Color Mirror Letters, 1986
Box: 26, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- China, 1992
Box: 26, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- "New Year", 1992
Box: 26, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Bremen, 1993 - 1994, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 10, 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Exhibitions, circa 1990s, inclusive
Box: 26, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Travel, circa 1990 - 2005, inclusive
Box: 27, Folder: 1, 2, 3, 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Korea, 1997
Box: 27, Folder: 5, 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- A's Wave, 2001
Box: 28, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Apartment Interiors, undated, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- LFPS Models, undated, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- New York City, undated, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Nik Williams, undated, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Portraits, undated, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Performances and Events, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 28, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 61, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Performances and Events, circa 1980s, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 30, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 65, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 149, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs -- Performances and Events, circa 1990s, inclusive
Box: 30, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Schloss / Kelly Acrylic Paintings, circa 1960s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Foot Painting Figures, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Ray Portraits and Travels, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Rubber bands, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Texas, circa 1970s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Posters used in performances, circa 1970s - 1980s, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides with Descriptive Notebook, 1970 - 1991, inclusive
Box: 31, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 32, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Paintings and Plastics, 1972
Box: 32, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Elastics, 1972 - 1975, inclusive
Box: 32, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Rubber Band Balloons, 1974
Box: 33, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Xerox Generation Egg, 1974 - 1978, inclusive
Box: 33, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Alphabet A-Z Drawings, 1977
Box: 33, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Roosevelt Island, 1977
Box: 33, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Prints, Drawings, Sculptures, 1977 - 1978, inclusive
Box: 33, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Mirror (Broken), 1979
Box: 33, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Street Letters, 1976 - 1986, inclusive
Box: 33, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Paris, 1980
Box: 33, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Blue Collection Collage, 1981
Box: 33, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- A's Performance School, 1981-1984, inclusive
Box: 33, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Laser Dress, 1982
Box: 33, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Werner TV, 1982
Box: 33, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- BBQ at Castle Tillysburg, 1986
Box: 33, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Linz Performances, 1986
Box: 33, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Rehearsals, 1986
Box: 33, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Reflextions Color Mirror, 1986 - 1987, inclusive
Box: 33, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Asia Tour, 1987
Box: 34, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Storefront for Art and Architecture, 1987 - 1997, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Cage Visit, 1989
Box: 34, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Luca's Marble Scuplture, 1990
Box: 34, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Marbles with Clay, 1991
Box: 34, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Portraits for Suzi's Magazine, 1991
Box: 34, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Cage Glasswork, 1991
Box: 34, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Video Sculpture with Glass Marbles, 1992
Box: 34, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Retrospective Germany, 1994
Box: 34, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Westbeth, 1996
Box: 34, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Gloria Schloss Works, 1997
Box: 34, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- How She Sees It, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Stone Marble, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Barbara Staib, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Dr. Wheeler Interview, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Letter Alphabet and Poems, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- "Be My Valentine", undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photo Slides -- Portraits by Nik, undated, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
