Craft and Folk Art Museum records ca. 1965-1997

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Craft and Folk Art Museum records ca. 1965-1997

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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.

550 boxes (225 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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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 Th...