Kent Olson papers
Scope and Contents
The Kent Olson papers, 1979-2012 (bulk 1980-1989), contains documents, photographs, and artifacts pertaining to the purchase of artwork in the Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection. These consist of inventory sheets with an overview of each piece of art, photographs of the art and the artists, prize ribbons, receipts, checks, brochures, news clippings, magazine articles, invitations to exhibitions, certificates of authenticity, books and photocopies of chapters from them, catalogs, and correspondence with and business cards from artists as well as gallery owners and curators.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-2012
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980-1989
Creator
- Olson, Kent (Person)
Language of Materials
English and Spanish
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.
Historical Note
Kent Olson is an attorney, but his passion in life has been to connect with Southwest Native American people through their art. In 1979, he began looking through a book containing magnificent photographs of Pueblo pottery while visiting a colleague in Scottsdale, Arizona. He began to learn more, reading extensively, visiting galleries, museums, and the famous Indian Market in Santa Fe, connecting with artists and purchasing their work. He assembled his collection, aiming for a diversity of pueblo, clay, shapes, and uses, to aid in the study of the growth of North American Indian art as a fine art form. In 2004, Olson decided to donate his extensive collection of North American Indian pottery and artifacts to Augustana College. The Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection was named to honor Olson’s paternal and maternal ancestry
Extent
2.5 Cubic Feet (/ 6 boxes)
Abstract
Kent Olson is an attorney, but his passion in life has been to connect with Southwest Native American people through their art. He assembled the Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection, aiming for a diversity of pueblo, clay, shapes, and uses, to aid in the study of the growth of North American Indian art as a fine art form. The Kent Olson papers, 1979-2012 (bulk 1980-1989), contains documents, photographs pertaining to the purchase of artwork for Olson's collection. These consist of inventory sheets with an overview of each piece of art, photographs of the art and the artists, prize ribbons, receipts, checks, brochures, news clippings, magazine articles, invitations to exhibitions, certificates of authenticity, books and photocopies of chapters from them, catalogs, and correspondence with and business cards from artists as well as gallery owners and curators.
Arrangement
The materials have been retained in the donor’s original order. Folders are grouped alphabetically by tribe, then organized alphabetically by artist’s last name. A list of the codes used for each tribe follows:
AC--Acoma
CHK--Cherokee
COC--Cochiti
HOP--Hopi
INU--Inupiaq Eskimo
ISL--Isleta
JEM--Jemez
KIO--Kiowa
LAG--Laguna
MAI--Maiou
MAR--Maricopa
MEX--Mexican
MOV--Mohave
MOH--Mohawk
NAJ--Navajo
PIC--Picuris
PIU--San Juan Paiute
PHIS--Anasazi/Tusayon/Mogollow/Hopi/Salado/Hohokam/Sinagua
SNIL--San Ildefonso
SNJU--San Juan/Santa Clara
STAN--Santa Ana
STCL--Santa Clara
STDO--Santo Domingo
TAO--Taos
TES--Tesuque
TLG--Tlingit
TO’OD--Tohono O’odham
TSIM--Tsimshian
WYN--Wyandotte
YUM--Yuma (Quechan)
YPK--Yup’ik
ZIA--Zia
ZUN--Zuni
The code UNK is used when the artist's name is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Kent Olson, 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Rukmini Girish, 2013. Revised by Atticus Garrison, June 2016.
- Title
- Kent Olson papers, 1979-2012 (bulk 1980-1989).
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Atticus Garrison
- Date
- June 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu