Robert Stiegler Collection
Inclusive Dates
1964 – 1980
Preservation Sponsor

Abstract
A collection of experimental films and home movies created by Chicago-based photographer and Institute of Design alum, Robert Stiegler. The collection also contains numerous 1/4" audio reel to reels.
Collection Items
Film
Licht Spiel Nur I
circa 1967
Film
Traffic
circa 1960
Film
Capitulation
1965
Film
Full Circle
1968
Film
[Robert Stiegler and Richard Sato]
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- 1st [After?] Trip (Audio)
- 4/22 #5 (Audio)
- 25 Years Second City (Audio)
- 1954 circa: Christmas & New Year's Celebration
- 1955 circa: Backyard BBQ
- 1955 circa: Home Construction & Moving In
- 1955 circa: Water Show Chicago From the Air & Sport Car Races
- 1957 circa: Backyard Badminton & Family Gathering
- 1961 circa: Family Posing
- 1961 circa: Flowers
- 1963, June 6 (Audio)
- 1965 circa: Airplane & Snow
- 1965 circa: Bob & Trailer
- 1965 circa: Christmas
- 1965 circa: Dad & Bob
- 1965 circa: Playing Hockey
- 1965 circa: Snow Blower
- 1965 circa: Stiegler's Patio Party & Smart
- 1965 circa: Vivian's Birthday
- 1965 circa: Washing Volks
- 1966 circa: Christmas
- 1966 circa: Flowers
- 1966 circa: Flowers
- 1966 circa: Mexico Part 1
- 1966 circa: Mexico Part 2
- 1967 circa: Bonnie
- 1967 circa: Bonnie
- 1967 circa: Flowers
- 1967 circa: Flowers
- 1967 circa: Flowers
- 1967 circa: Flowers - Mundelein
- 1970 circa: Scandinavia Part 1
- 1970 circa: Scandinavia Part 2
- 1971 circa: Dogs & Cats
- 1971 circa: Dogs & Cats
- 1971 circa: Frankfurt Landing & Bonnie
- 1971 circa: Hawaii Part 1
- 1971 circa: Hawaii Part 2
- Anita
- ANSCO + KC Original Roll 1 of 2
- [Artificial Faces]
- [Audio Tape - Illegible] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Illegible] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- [Audio Tape - Untitled] (Audio)
- Aug. 14: Bob pertaining to color slides (Audio)
- Beach!!!! Fireworks Zoo Who Knows What
- Belles of the South Seas
- California
- Camera Thrills of the War
- Capitulation
- Capitulation
- Capitulation
- Capitulation
- Capitulation
- [Car Racing Footage]
- [Cartoon]
- Cine-Kodak Duo Splicer (Equipment)
- Commercial - 1D
- Dad (Audio)
- Division Street America Terkel Kid Pharo Lucy Jefferson (Audio)
- Donald's Spanish Serenade
- Feely
- Fight For Rome
- [Fire Footage]
- [Flag Footage]
- Flags
- Full Circle
- Full Circle: A-Roll
- Full Circle: [Audio] Track
- Full Circle: B-Roll
- [Full Circle: Children]
- [Full Circle: Opening Text]
- [Full Circle: Outs]
- [Full Circle: Rama]
- [Full Circle] Rama
- [Full Circle: Reversal Footage Outs]
- [Full Circle: Text and Picture Elements]
- Happy Birthday Dad. Moving Day - about their pay (Audio)
- Jazz Festival Chicago 1980 (Audio)
- Jazz Grant Park (Audio)
- Letter to Bob (Audio)
- Licht Spiel Nur I
- Licht Spiel Nur I
- Masselli Studio B&W Orig. Rev. Roll 1 of 1
- News Parade of the Year 1942
- Notley Maddox Studio: Bedroom, Kitchen, Stairs, Empty Studio
- Notley Maddox Studio: Figurines, Books
- Notley Maddox Studio: Figurines, Dishware
- Notley Maddox Studio: Figurines, Easel, Artwork, Collectables
- Notley Maddox Studio: Figurines, Easel, Toys, Collectables
- Notley Maddox Studio: Living Quarters, Figurines
- Notley Maddox Studio: Toys, Artwork, Collectables
- Notley Maddox Studio: Toys, Collectables
- Notley Maddox Studio: Toys, Collectables
- Notley Maddox Studio: Toys, Stuffed Animals
- Rider [U...?]
- [Robert Stiegler and Richard Sato]
- SC
- [Slides] 1952: No. 1: Falls (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1952: No. 2: Travel (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1952: No. 3: Model of Church (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1952: No. 4: Riverview, Graduation? (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1952: No. 5: [Joe's?] Wedding + Christmas Scenes (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 1: Travel - Buck Hills (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 2: Vacation (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 3: Travel (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 4 (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 5 (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 6: Travel (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 7 (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 8 (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1953: No. 9: Family (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1964: New York World's Fair (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] 1964: New York World's Fair - Holland Michigan Tulips, Misc. (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Car Race (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Car Races (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Cars/Races (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Cars Races (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Family? Vacation? Bob Anita Camp (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Germany (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Many Things, Chicago Maybe (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Morts Goldschal (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 1: Swiss (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 2: Swiss - Florence - Riviera - Verona (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 3: Verona - Venice - Roma (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 4: Roma (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 5: Roma - Napola - Pisa - Riviera (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 6: Riviera - Spain (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 7: Spain - Paris (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] No. 8: France (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides: Photographs] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Races Cars (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Starved Rock (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] The Dalles (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Travel (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Travel (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Travel I: T & B (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] TW (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Watts Tower (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Slides] Watts Tower #1 (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- Sound Exp. 1964 (Audio)
- [Street Footage]
- [Street Footage]
- [Street Footage]
- [Street Footage]
- [Street Footage]
- Thrill A Second, A
- Traffic
- Trees
- [Unprocessed Footage]
- Untitled
- Untitled
- Untitled
- [Untitled]
- [Untitled Ektachrome Reel]
- [Untitled Outs]
Collection Identifier
C.2014-01
Extent of Collection
70 reels of 16mm film & elements totaling 18,140 feet; 34 reels of Super 8mm film totaling 3,325 feet; 2 3/4" U-Matic videotapes; 77 1/4" audio reel to reels; 42 boxes of 35mm slides
Language Of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated to CFA by Anita David in January of 2014 and 2015.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to on-site access. Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Creators
Stiegler, Robert
(was created by)
A Chicago native, Robert Stiegler (1938-1990) received a bachelors and a masters degree at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He began teaching at University of Illinois Chicago in 1966 and was active in the development of the school's photography program. Stiegler was a filmmaker and photographer who received numerous grants, including ones from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council. Select photographs by Stiegler are in several museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.