Introducing Primary Process Materials Into the Public Record
This entry introduces primary process materials into the public record as evidentiary support for authorship, method, and provenance. These artifacts correct prior omissions, establish continuity, and reinforce the cultural record through structured archival governance.
The Foundation has begun formal integration of primary process materials into the public record under custodial authority. These materials—comprising sketches, production notes, photographic fragments, and other first-order documents—serve as evidentiary anchors within the cultural record.
Their release marks the start of a long-term initiative to consolidate Brunetti’s multi-decade practice within a structured archival sequence. By placing original artifacts into an accountable governance framework, the Foundation corrects omissions created by prior circulation, establishes traceable provenance, and maintains continuity of authorship across media and time.
These materials function as:
- evidence of method,
- verification of authorship,
- contextual anchors for future scholarship, and
- structural components within the Foundation’s archival governance model.
Select process documents will be introduced periodically as part of the Cultural Record Governance Series and will support ongoing research, conservation planning, and institutional partnership.
For archival research or formal request, contact: archive@erikbrunettifoundation.org
Disclosure: The author is affiliated with the Erik Brunetti Foundation for the Arts and serves in a governance capacity. This affiliation is disclosed for transparency where the entry references the Foundation’s holdings or research.