Scouted: An Inadvertent Archive from the Search for a Cinematic Vegas

Authors

Catherine Borg, Maryland Institute College of ArtFollow

Editors

D. Schwartz (Ed.)

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Publication Date

2-2015

Publication Title

Center for Gaming Research Occasional Paper Series: Paper 31

Publisher Location

Las Vegas, Nevada

First page number:

1

Last page number:

10

Abstract

This paper highlights the transformation of materials within the Mancuso Collection from utilitarian location scouting materials in the service of a film to historical record of the Vegas valley in 1994-95. Destined for disposal, these displaced artifacts are also an important record and reminder of the hidden labor and creative output of the many people who contribute to cultural products.

Keywords

Appropriation Art; Archives; Casino (Motion picture); Location scouting; Motion picture industry; Nevada--Las Vegas; Photograph collections

Disciplines

Art and Materials Conservation | Cultural History | Film and Media Studies | Photography | Visual Studies

File Format

pdf

Language

English

Repository Citation

Borg, C. (2015). Scouted: An Inadvertent Archive from the Search for a Cinematic Vegas. In D. Schwartz (Ed.), Center for Gaming Research Occasional Paper Series: Paper 31 1-10.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/occ_papers/23