Acord, James Leroy

A 10" x 15" envelope of material sent from James Acord in London to the Galore family in Seattle, 28 October 1998. This contains: (1) a handwritten letter from Acord to [Push] Button (the Galore's cat), dated 28 October 1998, with a collage on the verso; (2) a three-page photocopied letter, "Report on month number one: Imperial Artist in Res.," early October 1998; (3) a four-page "Stories from 013A, Metal Shops — Physics Dept. — Imperial College, The Blackett Laboratories" called "The Blind Fish", October 1998; (4) a job listing from Queen Mary and Westfield College at the University of London, 16 September 1998; (5) a photocopy of an "Overheard at the BA" article from Issue 67 of the Newsletter of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 22 September – 5 October 1998; (6) a copy of a "Defend your Right to Vote" tenant letter, 16 September 1998; (7) a photocopy of an article "The Summer of Discontent?" from Issue 1120 of Felix, The Students' Newspaper at Imperial College, 2 October 1998; (8) two class assignments for the Interactive Multimedia Authoring joint honours course in Multimedia Systems at Imperial College; (9) part of the syllabus for the aforementioned course, showing a Week 4 "visit to James Acord's art exhibition showing artwork made from nuclear waste"; (10) a drawing "Blesh..."; (11) a drawing "under ores"; (12) a drawing "lapstrake planked hull"; (13) a drawing "design here with wind billow distortion?"; (14) a drawing "ion propulsion drive"; (15) a birthday card to himself, on the year 1944; (16) a spoof label for NIREX bottled water; (17) an exhibition card for "Atomic" at the Imperial College, London, 5–26 November 1998; (18) two empty envelopes to Edward Galore; (19) a drawn birthday card from James Acord to Edward Galore on his 29th birthday; and (20) a photocopied article from the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki News) titled "Uraanilla merkitty mies" by Timo Paukku, about James Acord.

A color inkjet print made by Nottingham artist Jed Brignal, sent to James Flint in 2012. This represents a photograph of James Acord's watercolor and gold leaf artwork "The Blind Fish of Blackett Labs," made in 1999.

A bubble envelope sent to Janet Galore in Seattle, likely from James Flint (London) on 23 January 2012.
This contains: (1) a handwritten letter from Nottingham artist Jed Brignal to James [Flint], not dated; (2) a printout of a artwork titled "The Blind Fish of Blackett Labs" completed by James Acord in 1999; (3) a set of eight 6" x 9" glossy photographs between two 7.5". x 9.5" sheets of black pastel paper.

Two sheets of drawings by James Acord planning his installation "Controlled Access" at the *Random Access: An Exhibition of High Tech Art* exhibition at CoCA [Center on Contemporary Art], Seattle, 25 June through 13 August 1994, curated by Janet and Edward Galore.

This is a brief handwritten letter, with three coffee cup stains, on sketchbook paper, from James Acord (Seattle) to Janet Galore (Seattle), dated 12 November 2008. This expresses frustration in trying to send an attachment in email, and notes that the printed file is included. This additional printout has become separated from the enclosing envelope.

A manila envelope, 9" x 12" addressed from James Acord (Seattle) to the Galore family (Seattle). This envelope is undated, but contains a letter from 12 November 2008. This likely contained additional material, which has since become separated.

A postcard of Francis Bacon's "Man in Blue IV" (1954) from James Acord in Seattle to the Galore family in Seattle, dated 27 April 2009.
This postcard is just a quick note about a desire to spend time together and his observation on the Spring.

A handwritten letter from James Acord in Seattle to the Galore family in Seattle, dated 24 August 2009. This is written on a page from a sketchbook, and has three coffee stain rings (a signature of his later letters).
This letter concerns: (1) a comment on a photo of an enclosed copied article noting its similarity to the "stone-age 'Venus'" [of Willendorf]; (2) his pleasure shopping at Uwajimaya with Linley [Storm] and her children; (3) about his being asked to lecture in Barcelona in February 2010, and his excitement to view Spanish architecture.

A manila envelope addressed from James Acord (Seattle) to the Galore family (Seattle), dated 24 August 2009. This has two Edgar A. Poe stamps affixed.
This envelope contains: (1) a handwritten letter from Acord to Janet and Edward Galore, 24 August 2009, single page with coffee stains; (2) a photocopy from a 14 May 2009 article in the Tri-City Herald on "Earliest human sculpture found"; (3) a photocopy of a Piraro comic from 5 June 2007.

A folding postcard from James Acord in London to the Galore family in Seattle, dated 13 September 1999.
This card concerns: (1) appreciation for support; (2) a recognition of how many friends he has in London; (3) the Imperial College reactor manager being "shy" of putting the transmutation up on the Web; (4) excitement from the Arts Catalyst organization.