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Sam Kim Collection

 Collection
Call Number: AOB 43

Scope and Contents

The collection showcases the wide variety of materials designed by Kim, including annual reports, corporate stationery, greeting cards, bumper stickers, and T-shirts.

Dates

  • 1966-1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Yale School of Art.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: I. Clients, 1966-1977. II. Personal, 1969-1978.

Extent

0.83 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.aob.0043

Abstract

The collection showcases the wide variety of materials designed by Sam Kim, including annual reports, corporate stationery, greeting cards, bumper stickers, and T-shirts.

Biographical / Historical

Sam Kim graduated from the Yale School of Art Graphic Design program, Class of 1964. He worked in Hawaii from 1964 to 1977. Upon Kim’s death, the Yale School of Art organized a retrospective exhibition with examples of Kim’s work selected by his classmates.

Title
Guide to the Sam Kim Collection
Author
Compiled by Fantasia Thorne
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository

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