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Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

1960s–2005

Available online are items which reflect key periods and themes in Ian Breakwell's work. These include project files relating to works such as 'The Institution', 'Circus', and 'Auditorium', as well as placements and artist-in-residences at Durham Cathedral. There are also notebooks kept by Ian Breakwell which feature diary entries and ideas for works, photographs, correspondence, and audio-visual material.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Ian Breakwell 1943–2005
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Ian Breakwell, April 2005.
Reference
TGA 20054

266 objects in this collection

  • Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

    266 Objects

    • Correspondence

      12 Objects

    • Notebooks

      7 Objects

    • Project files

      247 Objects

      • Bristol Arts Centre

        19 Objects

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        16 Objects

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        38 Objects

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        140 Objects

        • Photographs of ‘Circus’

          78 Objects

        • Photographs and installation shots of ‘Circus’, and related material

          44 Objects

        • Material relating to Ian Breakwell’s collaboration with Ian McQueen on ‘Circus’

          18 Objects

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        10 Objects

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        23 Objects

      • ‘Ghost Dance (aka Dancing Strangers)’

        1 Object

Title
‘Circus’
Date
[c.1978–85]
Description
Consists of three files of documentation relating to the exhibition, 'Circus'. Files include correspondence, writings and reports, notes, printed material, photographs, and press cuttings.
Reference
TGA 20054/4/7

Showing 21–40 of 140 objects

Black and white photograph of an elderly woman in a street in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Dougie Thomson holding a large clown placard next to two blocks of high-rise flats in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Dougie Thomson holding a large clown placard in a street in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Dougie Thomson holding a large clown placard in front of a block of flats in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Dougie Thomson holding a large clown placard outside a church in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Dougie Thomson holding a large clown placard in front of a block of flats in Glasgow

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 1

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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No image for copyright reasons

Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 2

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 3

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 4

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 5

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 6

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 7

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 8

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 9

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 10

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 11

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 12

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 13

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of a photo-silkscreen print for ‘Circus’, Act 14

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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