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28.6 metres(185 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 27 sound/av carriers)
Abstract Or Scope
The records cover the full 27-year history of the Galleries and document in detail its activities in dealing and promoting Australian art. There are some 7,000 files relating to the staging of exhibitions and the sale of art works. Separate files were created for each artist or exhibition. The files vary considerably in size, from one or two items to several files for an eminent artist. Each file can contain correspondence with the artist and with other galleries and clients, draft and published catalogues, invitations, guest lists, price lists (including marked-up catalogues of prices realised), sale documents, loan agreements, insurance arrangements, newspaper clippings and reviews, photographic prints and slides of artworks.