Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arthur Taussig "The Museum Project" Photoprints
Taussig, H. Arthur
NMAH.AC.1396
Archival Resource Key
1 Cubic foot
6 boxes
circa 1995-2015
The collection contains color photoprints, organized regionally, of the interiors and exteriors of the museums documented by Taussig.
English
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Biographical / Historical
Arthur Taussig was born and raised in Los Angeles. He received a degree in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He began studying art and photography with John Upton at Orange Coast College in 1964. While doing advanced studies at UCLA, he continued his studies in photography with Robert Heinecken and Robert Fichter. In summers, he worked with photographers John Upton, Minor White, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Oliver Gagliani, and others. He accepted a teaching position in Photography at Orange Coast College where he later also taught film. In 1982 he received a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist's Grant.
Source
https://www.arthurtaussig.com/external-photographs/the-museum-project/
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series
Series 1: Photoprints, 2003-2005
Scope and Contents
Arthur Taussig created "The Museum Project" to document what he terms "vernacular" museums in America, on offbeat or esoteric subjects. The collection contains color photoprints, organized regionally, of the interiors and exteriors of the museums he documented, and a hard drive containing all the images from the project.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Arthur Taussig, 2016
Preferred Citation
Arthur Taussig "The Museum Project" Photoprints, circa 1995-2015, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives Center staff, 2021.
Museums -- United States
Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 1990-2000
Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 21st century
Vernacular museums
Photoprints
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
2003-2005
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum, Beverly Hills, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Alamo Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Bhagavad-Gita Museum, Culver City, California
Archival Resource Key
2004
1
Billy the Kid Museum, Ruidoso, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, Bisbee, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
1
Buckhorn Exchange, Denver, Colorado
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
California Sciene Museum , Los Angeles, California
Archival Resource Key
2003
1
[Texas and Southwestern ] Cattle Raisers Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Cockroach Hall of Fame, Plano, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
[National] Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Fort Worth, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Creation Evidence Museum of Texas, Glen Rose, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Crockett County Museum, Ozona, Texas
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
Cross of Our Lord, Groom, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Delgadillo's Snow Cap Burgers, Seligman, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Denver Museum of Science and Nature, Denver, Colorado
Archival Resource Key
2005
1
Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
1
Don Harrington Discovery Center, Amarillo, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
54th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
Fire Station #1 Museum, Los Angeles, California
Archival Resource Key
2004
2
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
[Fort Bliss] US Army Air Defense Artillery Museum, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum, Hollywood, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
General George S Patton Memorial Museum, Chiriaco Summit, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
George C. Page Museum; La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California
Archival Resource Key
2004
2
Hall of Flame Fire Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
2
Hole 'N' the Rock Museum, Moab, Utah
Archival Resource Key
2004
2
Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2004
2
International Space [Hall of Fame] Museum, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
2
International UFO Museum, Roswell, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
3
Interurban Transportation Museum, Plano, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Kingman Army Airfield Historical Society Museum, Kingman, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Hollywood, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, California
Archival Resource Key
2003
3
[Lyndon B.] Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Mary Kay Museum, Addison, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
McKay Clinic Medical Museum, Humble, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Meteor Crater Museum, Winslow, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Mid-America All Indian Cultural Center, Wichita, Kansas
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Mojave Museum of History and Arts, Kingman, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
3
Movieland Wax Museum, Buena Park, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
3
Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City, California
Archival Resource Key
2004
4
Museum of Pawn, Scottsdale, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Museum of the Horse Soldier, Tucson, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, Kansas
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
National Museum of Funeral History, Houston, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
National Route 66 Museum, Elk City, Oklahoma
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Navajo County Historical Museum, Holbrook, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Newport Beach Nautical Museum, Newport Beach, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California
Archival Resource Key
2003
4
Phoenix Police Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
5
Plaza Wax Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
[American International] Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Rex Allen Museum, Willcox, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Ripley's Believe It or Not, Buena Park, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Rose Tree Museum, Tombstone, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
5
Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum, St George, Utah
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Route 66 Auto Museum, Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Route 66 Museum, Kingman, Aarizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Route 66 Museum, Victorville, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Shields Date Farm Museum, Indio, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Space Murals Museum, Organ, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Stockyards Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
5
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, Ft Worth, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Texas Prison Museum, Huntsville, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum, Waco, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Thing Museum, Dragoon, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2003
6
Toilet Seat Art Museum, Alamo Heights, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
West of the Pecos Museum, Pecos, Texas
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
World Boxing Hall of Fame, Orange, California
Archival Resource Key
2005
6
Yuma Proving Ground Heritage Center, Yuma, Arizona
Archival Resource Key
2005
6