Scope and contents
The collection comprises files including correspondence with leading Australian and international artists, major galleries and dealers, records of exhibitions, commissioned works, institutional acquisitions, photographs, and working files on publications.
Dates
- 1960-2011
- Majority of material found within ( 1960-2008)
Creator
- Jacks, Robert, 1943-2014 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Robert Jacks was an Australian artist, sculptor, and printmaker, who continues to be an important figure in Australian and contemporary international art, having pursued an interest in abstraction and minimalism. He studied, taught, lived, and exhibited internationally from the late 1950's onwards. Jacks was a prominent member of the Rubber Stamp Movement and a world-class collector of International Mail Art.
Extent
6 linear metres (38 boxes)
Language
English
Creator
- Jacks, Robert, 1943-2014 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Robert Jacks
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository details
Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
03 8664 7002