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. It is unclear at this time whether these audio reels are original recordings created by Stiegler.
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Collection Items

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Licht Spiel Nur I
Film
Licht Spiel Nur I
circa 1967
Traffic
Film
Traffic
circa 1960
Capitulation
Film
Capitulation
1965
Full Circle
Film
Full Circle
1968
[Robert Stiegler and Richard Sato]
Film
[Robert Stiegler and Richard Sato]
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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
Subject
Art
City and town life
Photography
New Bauhaus (Chicago, Ill.)
Experimental
Nigeria
Experimental
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.