SUSAN A. CHRISTIE:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Christie, Susan A., 1942-, creator. | |
| Title: | Susan A. Christie Papers. | |
| Dates: | 1982-2013. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Papers of a Minnesota-born, New Mexico-based artist who painted in the Sumi-e style of Japan. Includes biographical information; a chronological file containing catalogs, information about art exhibitions, and copies of the journal Sumi-e: brush painting in the oriental manner; files relating to galleries in Minneapolis and in New Mexico; correspondence with artist and arts advocate Joan P. Chalmers; and an electronic file documenting Christie's artistic techniques. | |
| Quantity: | 0.9 cubic feet (3 boxes); 1 video file: MP4, color, sound; 78,382 KB. | |
| Location: | P3041: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Susan A. Christie was born in 1942 in Minneapolis, the daughter of Robert E. and Doris E. (Freemantel) Christie. Her great-great grandparents were James C. (1811-1870) and Elizabeth (Gilchrist) ( -1834) Christie. She studied art with Japanese Sumi-e master Reiko Ito Shellum and later with Cheng Khee Chee at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. In 1984 she attended the Zhejuang Academy of Art in China. In 1994 Christie was based primarily in New Mexico. She relocated to Montana in 2001, and returned to New Mexico in 2006. Christie and her then-husband, Irving Kellman, owned SACK's Gallery & Paper Company (Minneapolis), which featured fabrics, textiles, ceramics, photography, paper and note cards (made by the company), and framing; SACK is an acronym for Susan A. Christie-Kellman.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Location of Master Files:
Digital master of the MP4 file is maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage server and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
Preferred Citation:
Susan A. Christie Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,140
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, May 2015
Catalog ID number: 990082801240104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P3041 | 1 | Biography and resume, 2013. | |||||||||
| Joan P. Chalmers correspondence, 1996-2011. | |||||||||||
| Personal cards and letters received from Chalmers; file includes some information about Chalmers' work with the Minnesota Crafts Council. | |||||||||||
| Artist chronological file: | |||||||||||
| Includes catalogs and other information about exhibitions, correspondence and publicity, and scattered issues of Sumi-e : brush painting in the oriental manner, the quarterly journal of the Sumi-e Society of America. | |||||||||||
| 1982-1998. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
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| P3041 | 2 | 1999-2006. 7 folders. | |||||||||
| Douglas Baker Gallery (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1995-2006. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
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| P3041 | 3 | Friends of Contemporary Art (Santa Fe, New Mexico), 1999-2003. | |||||||||
| Hand Artes Gallery (Truchas, New Mexico), 1991-2004. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| New Mexico, 2000-2009. | |||||||||||
| Segreto Contemporary Art (Santa Fe, New Mexico), 2000-2002. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Internet | Video documenting Christie's artistic techniques, circa 1999. 1 video file: MP4 (78,382 KB), color, sound. | ||||||||||
| Video was possibly made for the 1999 exhibit Between the Trees at the Hand Artes Gallery. | |||||||||||
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RELATED MATERIAL
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:
- Art -- Exhibitions.
- Artists.
- Painters.
- Women artists.
- Persons:
- Chalmers, Joan P., 1931-2011, author.
- Document Types:
- Video recordings.
- Titles:
- Sumi-e.
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