Allen, Jim, 1922-2023

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Fine Arts Library collected printed art ephemera from the 1960s until the closure of the Library in early 2020.The collection focuses on New Zealand artists and galleries, as well as festivals, events and awards. Overseas artists who have extensively exhibited and made other significant contributions to art in New Zealand are also included in the collection.Files may includes items such as advertisements, artist's statements, brochures, posters and flyers,...

Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of material relating to Jim Allen’s teaching at the Elam School of Fine Arts and his professional sculptural commissions produced during the 1960s and 1970s.Documents produced as part of Allen’s tenure at Elam School of Fine Arts (1960-1977) include Faculty of Fine Arts meeting minutes, correspondence, time-tables and course material.Material relating to Allen’s art practice includes contracts and documentation of commissioned works,...