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This collection covers the development of the gallery's exhibition programme from 1972 until 2005. The exhibition archive includes research and development files, correspondence, photographs, posters, fliers, catalogues and promotional materials relating to the gallery's exhibition programme. The archive also includes a sizeable print collection of around 2,000 photographic prints from exhibitions.

Impressions Gallery Archive

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Home Sweet Home", featuring the work of Martin Parr, held at Impressions Gallery from 8th June - 8th August 1974. The file contains touring exhibition information, correspondence, telegrams, press clippings, posters, negatives, photographs and includes material relating to other exhibitions, "Photographs of Butlin's Filey" and "Beauty Spots".

Exhibition file for "Home Sweet Home"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "A Richer Dust: Photographs by Alfred William Atkinson 1874-1945", held at Impressions Gallery from 16 November - 24 December 1976. The file contains a magazine, postcards, promotional material and correspondence.

Exhibition file for "A Richer Dust: Photographs by Alfred William Atkinson 1874-1945"

File containing documents relating to the exhibition "Ecstatic Antibodies" held at the Impressions Gallery from 27 January - 10 March 1990. Featuring work by Tessa Boffin, Allan De Souza, Rotimi, Fani-Kayode, Alex Hirst, Joy Gregory, Sunil Gupta, Lynn Hewlett, Nicholas Lowe, David Ruffe. File contains re-viewing conference material, newspaper cuttings, Impressions Gallery pencil, one press release, correspondence, material related to cancellation of exhibition and protest, Index of people and phone numbers, guide book, notes on gallery specifications, quest book, advertisements and exhibition props.

Exhibition file for "Ecstatic Antibodies"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Tintern Portraits", featuring the work of Sue Packer, held at Impressions Gallery from 28 June - 27 July 1985. The file contains a poster, promotional material, correspondence and newspaper cuttings.

Exhibition file for "Tintern Portraits"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Shadow of a Dream" featuring Jean-Sylvain Bieth, Christian Boltanski, Alan Fleischer, Louis James, Annette Messager, Philippe Suossan, held at the Impressions Gallery from 9th September-14th October 1989. The file contains photographs, negatives, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, photocopies, posters, slides, exhibition catalogues and one exhibition leaflet.

Exhibition file for "Shadow of a Dream"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Photographs of Butlins Filey" by Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr, held at Impressions Gallery from 4th November - 24th December 1972. The file contains one poster and one letter.

Exhibition file for "Photographs of Butlin's Filey"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Son of a Bitch", featuring the work of Elliot Erwitt, held at Impressions Gallery in February 1975. The file contains a press clipping, two negatives and a photograph.

Exhibition file for "Son of a Bitch"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Photographs by Charles Colquhoun", held at Impressions Gallery from 18 April - 19 May 1979. The file contains correspondence, a negative, photographs, leaflets and posters.

Exhibition file for "Photographs by Charles Colquhoun"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Magnetic North", featuring work by Barbara Freeman, Maurice Dobson, Peter Neill, Victor Sloan. File contains magazines, photographs, negatives, newspaper cuttings and notes.

Exhibition file for "Magnetic North"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Houseboats at Greatham Creek", featuring the work of Ian MacDonald, held at Impressions Gallery from 6 April - 5 May 1976.The file contains posters, correspondence, exhibition research and promotional material.

Exhibition file for "Houseboats at Greatham Creek"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition relating to an exhibition called "Power plays", featuring the work of Lynne Cohen, Carole Conde, Karl Beveridge, Donigan Cumming, Pierre Guimond, Miklos Legrady and Cheryl Sourkes, held at the Impressions Gallery from June 3rd- July 8th 1989. The file contains correspondence relating to York Festival and mystery plays, one press release, one photograph, posters, postcards, negatives, newspaper cuttings and one brochure.

Exhibition file for "Power plays"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Yorkshire Arts Association Young Photography Award Winners", featuring the work of Martin Parr, Ken Baird, John Greenwood, Nigel Inglis, Margaret Gathercole and Dave Richards held at Impressions Gallery from 7 June - 8 July 1978. The file contains catalogues, artists information and correspondence.

Exhibition file for "Y A A Young Photography Award Winners"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Dolls in a Landscape", featuring the work of Erica Tirr, held at Impressions Gallery from 16 April - 14 May 1977. The file contains photographs.

Exhibition file for "Dolls in a Landscape"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Object and Observer", featuring the work of Jon Passmore, held at Impressions Gallery from 9 February - 8 March 1980. The file contains correspondence, photographs, one poster and a magazine.

Exhibition file for "Object and Observer"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Through Other Eyes", featuring the work of Bruce Davidson, Burk Uzzle, Charles Harbutt, Dennis Hearne, Izis Bidermanas, Ralph Gibson, Gilles Peress, Thomas Joshua Cooper, Paul Caponigro and Mark Cohen, held at Impressions Gallery from 18 June - 10 July 1977. The file contains one photograph.

Exhibition file for "Through Other Eyes"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "City Go Nap As Quakers Halt Slump", held at the Impressions Gallery from 12 October- 16 November 1985. File contains photographs, correspondence, press cuttings and exhibition programme.

Exhibition file for "City Go Nap As Quakers Halt Slump"

Two files containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Beaton, Photographs" featuring the work of Cecil Beaton, held at Impressions Gallery in July 1973. The file contains touring information, promotional material, correspondence, catalogues, captions, exhibition research and listings.

Exhibition file for "Beaton, Photographs"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "What She Wants", featuring the work of various artists held at the Impressions Gallery from 18 September 1993 - 31 October 1993. The file contains slides, negatives, photographs, articles, promotional material, photograph collages, exhibition captions, newspaper photocopies, touring information, magazines, correspondence, exhibition agreements and gallery layout plans. Some photographs need repackaging. Some acetate slides need repackaging.

Exhibition for "What She Wants"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "A Forgotten Experiment: Colour Photographs from the Farm Security Administration", featuring the work of John Collier, Jack Delano, Russell Lee, Arthur Rothstein, John Uachon and Marion Post Wolcott, held at the Impressions Gallery from 19 April - 18 May 1985. The file contains posters, promotional material, correspondence and touring information.

Exhibition file for "A Forgotten Experiment: Colour Photographs from the Farm Security Administration"

This series contains the administrative papers relating to the development and planning of Impressions Gallery's exhibition programme. There is a file of materials for every exhibition at the gallery since it's opening in 1972. Files contains a mixture of materials including photographs, promotional materials, press releases, CD soundtracks, slides and correspondence.

Exhibition Administration Archive

File containing documents relating to an exhibition entitled "Images of the river Foss", featuring the work of The River Foss Photographic group (John Curno, Tim Elsworth, Paul Hutson, John Lally, Richard Langron, Chris Parkin, Mike Pringle and Tricia Scott), held at the Impressions Gallery from 5th September- 17th October 1987. The file contains paperwork from the River Foss Amenity Society, pricelist, newspaper articles, correspondence, transcript from the York oral history project, a route map for the Foss walk, exhibition research, photographs, Yorkshire magazine containing "Forgotten Foss" article, a copy of "The Yorkshire Evening Press" dated June 12 1987 and "The Yorkshire Evening Press Election Special" from the same date and a list of images from "1984 - 40th Anniversary of D-Day".

Exhibition file for "Images of the River Foss"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Photo Video", featuring the work of Simon Robertshaw, Keith Piper, Esther Parada, Pedro Meyer, David Perrett, Susan Hardy and Sonia Boyce. Held at Impressions Gallery from 20 January - 14 February 1992. The file contains photographs, one slide, commission proposal, invitation list, one card, postcards, newspaper articles, magazines, gallery plans, touring information, leaflets, contracts, video floppy disks, photocopies, speech, business cards and correspondence. Photographs need repackaging.

Exhibition file for "Photo Video"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Landscapes: Photography by Eric van Straaten", held at Impressions Gallery from 17 February - 24 March 1984. The file contains photographs, correspondence, posters, clippings and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Landscapes: Photography by Eric van Straaten"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Real Fire", featuring the work of Paul Graham, Bill Stephenson, Patrick Sutherland, Ross Williams and Craig Williams, held at Impressions Gallery from 5 May - 2 June 1984. The file contains correspondence, posters, clippings, touring and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Real Fire"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Dreamland", featuring the work of Clive Frost and John Sims, held at Impressions Gallery from 25 November - 24 December 1983. The file contains photographs, correspondence, posters, touring and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Dreamland"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Experiments: Seeing the Unseen", featuring the work of Moholy Nagy, Richard Warren and Dr Harold E Edgerton held at Impressions Gallery from 1 August - 31 August 1977. The file contains correspondence, one poster and one pamphlet.

Exhibition file for "Experiments: Seeing the Unseen"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "A New Refutation of the Viking IV Space Mission", featuring the work of Peter Mitchell, held at Impressions Gallery from 13 November - 24 December 1979. The file contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, touring information and magazines.

Exhibition file for "A New Refutation of the Viking IV Space Mission"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Written in the Fields", featuring the work of Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, held at Impressions Gallery from 18 January - 23 February 1985. The file contains photographs, touring information, newspaper cuttings and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Written in the Fields"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Weegee: The Famous", held at Impressions Gallery from 2 July - 29 July 1979. The file contains photographs, correspondence, leaflets and posters.

Exhibition file for "Weegee: The Famous"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Monday's Children: The Fair and Famous of the Twenties and Thirties", featuring the work of Paul Tanqueray, Bertram Park, Marcus Adams, Hugh Cecil and Dorothy Wilding, held at Impressions Gallery from 26 November 1977 - 14 January 1978. The file contains photographs, touring information, promotional material, press clippings and correspondence.

Exhibition file for "Monday's Children: The Fair and Famous of the Twenties and Thirties"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "People of the Twentieth Century", featuring the work of August Sander, held at Impressions Gallery from 14 October - 18 November 1977. The file contains three photographs.

Exhibition file for "People of the Twentieth Century"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Lila", featuring the work of John Blakenore held at Impressions Gallery from 13 February - 20 March 1982. The file contains correspondence, touring information, one leaflet and posters.

Exhibition file for "Lila"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Working the Surface of the Earth", featuring Mike Abrahams, Toni Comiti, Sebastian Selggado, Mike Goldwater, Julio Etchart. The file contains negatives, photographs, exhibition material, orders, correspondence, magazines and newspaper articles.

Exhibition file for "Working The Surface of the Earth"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition named "Wrestling". Held at the Impressions Gallery from 27th January - 4th March 1988. Featuring work by Peter Bryne. The file contains one magazine, correspondence, posters, exhibition research, newspapers and one photograph.

Exhibition file for "Wrestling"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Fair and Favoured City", held at Impressions Gallery in August 1973. The file contains negatives.

Exhibition file for "Fair and Favoured City"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "The Birth of The Ark Royal", held at the Impressions Gallery from 7 December 1984 - January 2985. File contains posters, invitations, press cuttings, exhibition listing and correspondence.

Exhibition file for "The Birth of The Ark Royal"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Current Affairs", featuring the work from the Independent Newspaper, held at Impressions Gallery from 14 March - 18 April 1987. The file contains magazines, newspaper articles and cuttings, photocopies correspondence, photographs and photography slides.

Exhibition file for "Current Affairs"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "The Body Politic" featuring the work of Barbara Kruger, Mitra Tabrizan, Andy Golding, Roberta Graham, Ken Hollings, Hiro Sato, John Coplans, Susan Tranemar, Emily Anderson, Jo Spence, David Roberts, Diana Blok, Sunil Gupta and Rosy Martin at the Impressions Gallery from 24 October - 4 December 1987. The file contains correspondence from the photographers, exhibition information, newspaper cuttings, poster, one magazine, touring information, correspondence, a book catalogue, a list of photographers (with rusty staples) and photographs

Exhibition file for "The Body Politic"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Have a Nice Day", featuring the work of Patrick Ward held at Impressions Gallery from 5 June -3 July 1982. The file contains one sticker, photographs, correspondence, posters and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Have a Nice Day"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Mark Cohen", held at Impressions Gallery from 12 July - 5 August 1978. The file contains correspondence.

Exhibition file for "Mark Cohen"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Work", featuring work by Brian Griffin, held at the Impressions Gallery from 28th January - 4th March 1989. File contains press release, posters, touring information and photographs.

Exhibition file for "Work"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Bauhaus Photography", featuring the work of Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, Moholy-Nagy and Walters Peterhans. Held at Impressions Gallery from 27 October - 1 December 1990. The file contains photographs, newspaper articles, one catalogue, touring information, photocopies and correspondence. Photographs need repackaging.

Exhibition file for "Bauhaus Photography"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Family" featuring the work of the Boorman Family. Held at the Impressions Gallery from 12 June - 1 August. The file contains, correspondence, photocopies, project proposal and booklet, promotional material, touring information, exhibition invites, magazines and photographs. Photographs need repackaging.

Exhibition file for "Family"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Bad Weather", featuring the work of Martin Parr held at Impressions Gallery from 19 February - 26 March 1983. The file contains correspondence, posters, press cuttings and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Bad Weather"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Barbara Baran: Photographs", held at Impressions Gallery from 23 July - 27 August 1983. The file contains correspondence, photographs, posters and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Barbara Baran: Photographs"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Twice Reflected", featuring the work of Michael Beddington, held at Impressions Gallery from 21 October - 19 November 1983. The file contains photographs, correspondence, posters and exhibition information.

Exhibition file for "Twice Reflected"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Rhythms of Vision", featuring the work of Gary Goodwin, held at Impressions from 13 July-25 August 1984. File contains photographs, press cuttings, correspondence, posters, promotional material.

Exhibition file for "Rhythms of Vision"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "Travellers, 1900-1940", featuring the work of Herbert Ponting , E.O. Hoppe, George Ernest Jones, Underwood & Underwood and Tim Hetherton, held at Impressions Gallery from 18 May - 15 June 1977. The file contains posters, photographs, promotional material and correspondence.

Exhibition file for "Travellers, 1900-1940"

File containing documents relating to an exhibition called "At Home", held at Impressions Gallery from 11 June to 16 Juky 1988, featuring work by Paul Reas, Anna Fox, Michael Powell, Crispin Hughes, Maxine Walker, Xenia Demettriou, Ron O'Donnell. The file contains magazines, newspaper cutting, postcards, press releases, correspondence and photographs.

Exhibition file for "At Home"