Show Description:

Tate Archive comprises the Archive of British Art since 1900 and the Gallery's own institutional records. The Archive of British Art since 1900 acquires, catalogues, displays and makes accessible for research an unparalleled collection of unpublished and semi published documentation about fine artists in all media, as well as other art-world figures, including commercial galleries and dealers, critics, societies and institutions. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, notebooks, sketchbooks and other artworks, photographs, presscuttings, some printed ephemera and posters, film and sound recordings, and administrative records. It very selectively collects material relating to earlier British art and twentieth century foreign artists when they relate closely to Tate's collection. In addition to acquired collections, the Archive also houses supporting material in three artificial collections comprising c.100,000 photographs, over 2,000 posters and over 3,000 audio-visual accessions.