Bottle Village Collection
- Campus:
- California State University, Channel Islands
- Library:
- John Spoor Broome Library
- Subject(s):
- Grandma Prisbrey ; Twentieth-Century American Folk Art ; Architecture ; Simi Valley ; Bottle Art ; Glass Art
- Description:
- Located in Simi Valley, Bottle Village is lauded by folk art scholars, The State of California, and The National Register of Historic Places. The name is derived literally from the tens of thousands of bottles molded in 1/3 of an acre of mortar structures, hand carved by Tressa Grandma Prisbrey, initiating in 1956 at the young age of 60.
The collection includes:
▪artifacts
▪books
▪documentation
▪photographs
▪videos
- Dates covered:
- 1956 to 2004
- Language(s):
- English
- Collection Size:
- 40 linear feet
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- Citation Sample:
- Bottle Village Collection
- Collection policy:
- Ventura County; generally unrestricted; no scanning allowed; digital camera allowed with applicable copyright restrictions; appointment recommended
