RUTHANN GODOLLEI:
An Inventory of Her Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Godollei, Ruthann, collector. | |
| Title: | Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery collection. | |
| Dates: | 1985-1999 (bulk 1985-1988). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | The collection includes photographs, promotional material (posters, flyers, mailers, business cards), and media coverage for the Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery (1985-1988) and Intermedia Arts' exhibition "Rifle Sport Revisited" (1999), both in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
In September 1985, artist Colleen Barnett opened the Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery on the second floor of the Block E building (602 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota), a space formerly occupied by the Rifle Sport arcade. She was later joined by artist Bill Taylor, and they managed the exhibit space until 1988, when the city closed down Block E.
The gallery featured local artists who created thought-provoking non-mainstream art (installation and performance). The gallery hosted the first auto art show, which evolved into Intermedia Arts' "Wheels as Art" annual parade. Macalester College (St. Paul, Minnesota) art professor Ruth Godollei, who helped initiate the auto art show, compiled this collection and was one-time director and curator for the Rifle Sport Gallery.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,170
Processing Information:
Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, April 2010
Catalog ID number: 990071254040104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 142.H.5.6F-2 | 1 | Photographs, circa 1985-1988. 4 items. | |||||||||
| Promotional material, circa 1985-1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes posters, flyers, mailers, business cards. | |||||||||||
| Media coverage, circa 1985-1988. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Consists of laminated photocopies and original reviews and journalistic pieces. | |||||||||||
| "Rifle Sport Revisited" exhibition, August 21-September 27, 1998. | |||||||||||
| Retrospective exhibit hosted at Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| +326 | Vinyl Arts Magazine cover art, January, September 1987. | ||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Arts publicity -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Arts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Experimental methods.
- Arts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- History.
- Performance art -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Persons:
- Barnett, Colleen.
- Taylor, Bill.
- Organizations:
- Rifle Sport Alternative Art Gallery (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Places:
- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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