Abstract
The Washington University, School of Fine Arts Collection of Calendars consists of thirty-three calendars created by students in the Washington University, School of Fine Arts created in 1983.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Washington University, School of Fine Arts Collection of Calendars consists of thirty-three calendars created by students at the Washington University, School of Fine Arts in 1983.
The calendars typically measure 43 centimeters x 56 centimeters and are printed in color on a 40-inch Heidelberg press. The front of each calendar depicts artwork designed by students, brief printing information, the student's name, and Washington University's name and location. The back of each calendar contains student design comments and detailed printing information.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Washington University College of Art, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in 1879 when Wayman Crow, one of the founders of Washington University, sought to dedicate a new museum to his late son, Wayman Crow, Jr. Washington University created a new school to accompany the museum, becoming collectively known as the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts. In 1906 the museum was separated from the school, relocated to Forest Park in western St. Louis, and rededicated as the St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts. In 1926 the School of Fine Arts moved to Bixby Hall on the current Washington University campus.
The School of Fine Arts retained its name until 2006, when Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton merged the Colleges of Art and Architecture to create the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, the school's current name as of 2019. The new school was named after Sam Fox, a St. Louis businessman, United States Ambassador to Belgium (2007-2009), and alumni and trustee of Washington University.
Sources:
"St. Louis School of Fine Arts." Washington University. University Libraries. September 30, 2019. Accessed December 10, 2019. https://libguides.wustl.edu/universityarchives/fine-arts-school
"Sam Fox School." Washington University in St. Louis. Accessed December 10, 2019. https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/about/history
"Sam Fox." United States Department of State. January 08, 2009. Accessed December 10, 2019. https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/f/83157.htm
Preferred Citation
Washington University, School of Fine Arts Collection of Student Calendars, 1983. MS-00996. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were periodically collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2019-141.
Processing Note
In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.