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Finding Aid for the Craft and Folk Art Museum records, ca. 1965-1997
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Description
The Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) and its predecessor, The Egg and The Eye Gallery, was an active part of "Museum Row"
at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. on Los Angeles' Miracle Mile in the mid-Wilshire district, showing fine craft, international folk art,
and design for over 30 years. It also became well known, starting in 1976, for its International Festival of Masks, a weekend
event produced annually, co-sponsored by the City and County of L.A. The collection begins at the inception of The Egg and
The Eye Gallery in 1965 and concludes in 1997, when the Craft and Folk Art Museum temporarily closed. The collection consists
of papers, publications, photographs, press clippings and media releases, slides, audiotapes, videotapes, films, memorabilia,
and objects.
Background
The Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) and its predecessor, The Egg and The Eye Gallery, was an active part of "Museum Row"
at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. on Los Angeles' Miracle Mile in the mid-Wilshire district, showing fine craft, international folk art,
and design for over 30 years. It also became well known, starting in 1976, for its International Festival of Masks, a weekend
event produced annually, co-sponsored by the City and County of L.A. The collection begins at the inception of The Egg and
The Eye Gallery in 1965 and concludes in 1997, when the Craft and Folk Art Museum temporarily closed.
Extent
550 boxes (225 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.