Eric Blau Photograph Collection, 1982-2020 (MSS 837)

OFF-SITE STORAGE: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Extent: 28 Linear feet (37 flat boxes)

A selection of works by the photographer Eric Blau.

The son of a professional photographer, Eric Blau has been photographing since childhood. His photographs have been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries in North America, Europe and Asia. Highlights of his career include the publication of "Common Heroes" (1989), consisting of interviews and photographs of terminally ill people. It was chosen by New American Writing and the USIA to be included in the catalog, "Best of the U.S. Small Presses."

In 1993, "Stories of Adoption" was published, centering of the experiences of birthparents, adoptive parents and adoptees, once a reunion had occurred between adoptees and their birthparents. From 1986 until the Polaroid Corporation went bankrupt in 2012, Blau was awarded an Artist Support Grant, which was renewed annually. His photographs are included in several Polaroid monographs, and in the Polaroid 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition, which was seen in many of the world's museums from 1996-2002. For a number of years, he was a workshop assistant at the Friends of Photography Workshops. His body of work includes street photography, polylith prints, and photodocumentary projects.

Blau's photography website is: https://www.ericblauphotography.com/

A selection of works by the photographer Eric Blau. The bulk of the collection consists of black and white silver gelatin prints; additional materials include polylith prints and a small series of color and multimedia works. All prints are mounted in white mats and most are approximately 8x10 inches in size, unless otherwise noted. Materials are arranged by format and theme, with additional miscellaneous prints arranged in chronological subseries.

Arranged in four series: 1) B&W SILVER GELATIN PRINTS, 2) POLYLITH PRINTS, 3) COLOR TRANSFER PRINTS, 4) COMMON HEROES.

Container List

B&W SILVER GELATIN PRINTS

Themes/Locations

Box 1 Folder 1-17
Ireland, 1982

Small prints.

Box 2 Folder 1-17
London and Europe, 1983
Box 3 Folder 1-14
Sand dunes, 1983-1987
Box 4 Folder 1-18
Sand dunes, 1989-2003
Box 5 Folder 1-22
Spain and Portugal, 1985
Box 6 Folder 1-4
Bora Bora and Ratea, 1985
Box 6 Folder 5-20
Ireland, 1986
Box 7 Folder 1-6
Hong Kong, 1986
Box 7 Folder 7-12
United Kingdom (Lynmouth, Beer, St. Ives), 1987
Box 8 Folder 1-11
Adoption, 1990-1992

Mats inserted in sleeves with printed text captions.

Box 9 Folder 1-11
Adoption, 1990-1992

Mats inserted in sleeves with printed text captions.

Box 10 Folder 1-4
Obesity portraits (with text captions), 1997-1998
Box 10 Folder 5-12
France, various scenes, 1999
Box 11 Folder 1-18
Junior Assembly, San Diego, 2000
Box 12 Folder 1-13
Italy and Amalfi Coast, 2003
Box 13 Folder 1-16
Hawaii, 2003, 2010-2011
Box 14 Folder 1-5
Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 2004
Box 14 Folder 6-22
France, 2007, 2011-2012

Includes Paris, Collioure, St. Remy, Avignon.

Box 15 Folder 1-11
Spain, 2012

Includes San Sebastián.

Box 15 Folder 12-17
Peru, 2013

Includes one color print.

Box 16 Folder 1-14
Antarctica, 2016
Box 17 Folder 1-10
Antarctica, 2016
Box 18 Folder 1-17
Japan, 2017
Box 19 Folder 1-16
Morocco, 2018
Box 20 Folder 1-14
Landscapes with glaciers, Svalbard, 2019

Miscellaneous

Box 21 Folder 1
Painters, Carmel, 1984
Box 21 Folder 2
Christina Ross Hopper, Annapolis Royal, 1984
Box 21 Folder 3
Roman Bartriw, 1984
Box 21 Folder 4
Linda Butler, 1984
Box 21 Folder 5
Train depot, Rhyolite, Nevada, 1985
Box 21 Folder 6
B. Hepworth's studio, 1987
Box 21 Folder 7-8
Artwalk, San Diego, 1987
Box 21 Folder 9-12
Spain, 1987
Box 21 Folder 13
Quebec City, 1988
Box 21 Folder 14-15
Taos, New Mexico, 1988
Box 21 Folder 16-19
Switzerland, 1988
Box 22 Folder 1
Park, Halifax, 1988

Small print.

Box 22 Folder 2
Swimmers, Guerneville, 1990
Box 22 Folder 3
Tammy's 1st birthday, cutting the cake, 1990
Box 22 Folder 4
Cape Cod, Wellfleet, 1990

Small print.

Box 22 Folder 5
Iris, 1990

Small print.

Box 22 Folder 6
Tea garden, Getty Museum, Malibu, 1991
Box 22 Folder 7
Jackson Square, New Orleans, 1991
Box 22 Folder 8
State of the art, New Orleans, 1991
Box 22 Folder 9
Palms, Palm Desert, 1991
Box 22 Folder 10
Marriott Hotel, Century City, 1991
Box 22 Folder 11
Pool, USF, San Francisco Calif., 1991

Small print.

Box 22 Folder 12
Terry and Eleanor, 1991
Box 22 Folder 13
Birds of Paradise, 1991
Box 22 Folder 14
Sea World, 1993
Box 22 Folder 15
La Jolla Cove #1, 1994
Box 23 Folder 1
Bird, Balboa Park, 1994
Box 23 Folder 2
Anne Mudge's studio, 1994
Box 23 Folder 3-4
At 15th St. park, Del Mar, 1995
Box 23 Folder 5
Bobbie's orchids, 1995
Box 23 Folder 6
Kim Dotseth, 1995
Box 23 Folder 7-10
Wellfleet, Cape Cod Mass., 1996
Box 23 Folder 11
Kevin, Lauren, Ariel, Jonah, Quail Gardens, 1996
Box 23 Folder 12
Ferris wheel, Santa Monica Pier, 1996
Box 23 Folder 13
Mule ride, San Jacinto, 1997
Box 23 Folder 14
Lauren at the natatorium, 1997
Box 23 Folder 15
Gull Pond, Wellfleet, 1998
Box 23 Folder 16
Santa Monica Bay, 1998
Box 23 Folder 17
Crabbing, Cape Cod, 1998
Box 23 Folder 18
Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1999
Box 23 Folder 19
Jennifer standing, 1999
Box 24 Folder 1
Stairs, S. of Children's Pool, 1999
Box 24 Folder 2
White Water Canyon, Chula Vista, 1999
Box 24 Folder 3
Toxic storm drain, S. of Children's Pool, 1999
Box 24 Folder 4
Storm drain runoff, Malibu, 2000
Box 24 Folder 5-6
Willis Palms, Coachella Valley, 1999
Box 24 Folder 7
Getty Gardens, Getty Center, 2000
Box 24 Folder 8
Shannon (with teeth), 2000
Box 24 Folder 9
Parking lot, San Diego, 2000
Box 24 Folder 10
Listening to the ocean Sedona (shell phones), 2000
Box 24 Folder 11
Garland's, Oak Creek Canyon, 2000
Box 24 Folder 12
Swimming hole, Slide Rock State Park, 2000
Box 24 Folder 13-14
Slide Rock State Park, Oak Creek Canyon, 2000
Box 24 Folder 15
Nuclear plants facing storage problems, 2001

Related to "Danger in the kitchen" polylith series.

Box 24 Folder 16
Bamboo, Akaka Falls, 2002
Box 24 Folder 17
Mission San Miguel after a rain, 2003
Box 24 Folder 18
From the cliffs, Honalua Bay, 2005
Box 24 Folder 19
Domino's, Puerta Vallarta, 2005
Box 24 Folder 20
Cabo San Lucas, Los Arcos, 2005
Box 25 Folder 1-3
Sapphire Princess, 2005
Box 25 Folder 4
Lake Moraine, 2005
Box 25 Folder 5
Picnic tables, Johnson Lake, 2005
Box 25 Folder 6
Sun City Poo-Dah parade - Tijuana Jones and the Chippendales, 2006
Box 25 Folder 7
Kevin parasailing, Mazatlán, 2006
Box 25 Folder 8
Bridal party, SLC airport, 2006
Box 25 Folder 9
Lavender #1, 2006
Box 25 Folder 10-11
American River, Calif., 2006-2007
Box 25 Folder 12
Lauren, 2007
Box 25 Folder 13
Horses/flying birds, Morro Strand State Beach, 2007
Box 25 Folder 14-17
Italy (Assisi and others), 2009
Box 25 Folder 18
Bench, Pacific Grove, 2011
Box 25 Folder 19
Wedding photograph, Prague, 2011
Box 25 Folder 20
Birds, Cape Cod, 2012
Box 26 Folder 1
Lava, Galapagos, 2013
Box 26 Folder 2-4
Portland, Oregon - Chinese and Japanese gardens, 2013
Box 26 Folder 5
Baker, Sirince (Turkey), 2014
Box 26 Folder 6
Umbrellas, Antalya, 2014
Box 26 Folder 7
Mother and daughter, Stinson Beach, 2015
Box 26 Folder 8
Palms, on the road to Hilo, 2015
Box 26 Folder 9
Palms and waterfall, on the road to Hilo, 2015
Box 26 Folder 10
Eclipse watching, Arlo, ID (mimosas), 2017
Box 26 Folder 11-13
City scenes, Paris, 2019
Box 26 Folder 14-15
City scenes, Ghent, 2019
Box 26 Folder 16
Spring, 2020 COVID, 2020

POLYLITH PRINTS

Themes

Box 27 Folder 1-12
Flowers, 1988-2007
Box 28 Folder 1-15
Portraits, 1987-1988
Box 29 Folder 1-7
Portraits, 1989-1990
Box 29 Folder 8-11
Danger in the kitchen, 1999, 2001
Box 30 Folder 1-20
New religion, 1990-1995
Box 31 Folder 1-18
New religion, 1996-2000
Box 32 Folder 1-12
New religion, 1994-2003
Box 33 Folder 1-12
Genocide, 1994
Box 34 Folder 1-15
Lodge at Torrey Pines, 2002

Miscellaneous Prints

Box 35 Folder 1
Irish Coast, 1986
Box 35 Folder 2
Lunch at Manny Farber's, 1988
Box 35 Folder 3-4
Artwalk, San Diego, 1988
Box 35 Folder 5
Julie, 9th month, 1989
Box 35 Folder 6
Maryann, 1989
Box 35 Folder 7
Untitled [groceries], 1996
Box 35 Folder 8
Black Beauty and coffee, 1996
Box 35 Folder 9
Refrigerator, 1996
Box 35 Folder 10-13
Kundan [various], 2002
Box 35 Folder 14
Carol/Standing/Rug, 2003
Box 35 Folder 15-16
Teresa/Veil sculpture [various], 2009

COLOR TRANSFER PRINTS

Box 36 Folder 1-3
Flowers
Box 36 Folder 4-7
Portraits

COMMON HEROES

Box 37
Common heroes - Audiocassettes, Kodachrome slides, and model releases, ca. 1980-1987