David Gatten film and ephemera, 2010-2012
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Summary
- Creator:
- Gatten, David and Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- David Edward Gatten is an American experimental filmmaker and moving image artist. Collection consists of one film reel: "Film for Invisible Ink case no. 323: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" (dated 2010; 20 minutes, black-and-white, sound, 16mm). Also includes two copies of the catalog from Gatten's 2012 travelling retrospective of his career: "Ex Libris: Texts of Light," as well as an announcement for the 2012 premiere of his first digital film "The Extravagant Shadows". Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 film; 1 pam binder)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11100
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of one film reel: "Film for Invisible Ink case no. 323: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" (dated 2010; 20 minutes, black-and-white, sound, 16mm), created specifically for his wedding to fellow filmmaker Erin Espelie.
Also includes two copies of the catalog from Gatten's 2012 travelling retrospective of his career: "Ex Libris: Texts of Light," as well as an announcement for the 2012 premiere of his first digital film The Extravagant Shadows.
Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
- Biographical / historical:
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David Edward Gatten is an American experimental filmmaker and moving image artist who has won numerous awards and accolades for his avant-garde works. He is currently Professor of Film Studies in the Film Studies Program at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
- Acquisition information:
- The David Gatten Film and Ephemera were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, December 2015
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0091
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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