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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

      • Performance documentation

        16 Objects

      • ‘The Institution’

        38 Objects

      • ‘Circus’

        140 Objects

      • ‘Auditorium’

        10 Objects

      • Artist-in-residence at Durham Cathedral

        23 Objects

      • ‘Ghost Dance (aka Dancing Strangers)’

        1 Object

Title
Project files
Date
[c.1967–2004]
Description
This series consists of thirty-two sub-series of correspondence, notes, writings, photographs, printed material, press cuttings, and audio-visual material relating to various projects undertaken by Ian Breakwell.
Reference
TGA 20054/4

Showing 121–140 of 247 objects

Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell and Jimmy Cosgrove working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
August 1978
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
August 1978
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell and Jimmy Cosgrove working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell and Jimmy Cosgrove working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
September 1978
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell and Jimmy Cosgrove working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
August 1978
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell working on prints for ‘Circus’ in Glasgow School of Art

Anonymous
September 1978
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Black and white photograph of a sculpture of a clown’s head

Anonymous
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white installation shot of ‘Circus’ with a clown juggling in the foreground

George Oliver
[c.August–September 1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell’s ‘Circus’ a photo-silkscreen collage featuring the heads of a cat, lion, tiger, warthog and giraffe above a circus ring

Anonymous
1978
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Black and white installation shot of Ian Breakwell’s ‘Circus’ at the Third Eye Centre, Glasgow

George Oliver
1978
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Black and white photograph of a semi-concealed, bricked-up archway, possibly part of the original structure of the Hippodrome, Glasgow, the original site of Hengler’s Circus

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell sitting in front of ‘Circus’, a large photo-silkscreen print of a clown’s head

Anonymous
1978
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Black and white photograph of a row of fairground games featuring busts of clown heads

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of ‘Circus’, a photo-silkscreen print of a clown’s head

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell standing, with his mouth wide open, in front of ‘Circus’, a large photo-silkscreen print of a clown’s head

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell standing in front of ‘Circus: sixteen animal acts’

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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Black and white photograph of Ian Breakwell standing in front of ‘Circus: sixteen animal acts’

Anonymous
[c.1978]
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