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Creator:
Linhares, Judith, 1940-  Search this
Extent:
3.02 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Transcriptions
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Interviews
Notebooks
Date:
circa 1955-2014
Summary:
The papers of artist Judith Linhares measure 3.02 linear feet and date from circa 1955-2014. The collection documents her life, career, and inspirations through biographical material, correspondence, writings, illustrated notebooks, exhibition files, and printed material. Eight scrapbooks which Linhares identifies as her "archive" include additional printed material, professional correspondence, consignment agreements, artist statements, photographs, and interview transcripts.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of artist Judith Linhares measure 3.02 linear feet and date from circa 1955-2014. The collection documents her life, career, and inspirations through biographical material, correspondence, writings, illustrated notebooks, exhibition files, and printed material. Eight scrapbooks which Linhares identifies as her "archive" include additional printed material, professional correspondence, consignment agreements, artist statements, photographs, and interview transcripts.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as six series Series 1: Biographical Material, 1958-2012 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1973-2014 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Writings and Illustrated Notebooks, circa 1955- 2000s (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1984-2005 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2) Series 5: Printed Material, 1971-2010 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1957-2013 (1.1 linear feet; Box 2-3)
Biographical / Historical:
Judith Linhares (1940- ) is a painter living and working in New York City. Linhares was born in Pasadena and raised in Southern California. She moved to Oakland in 1958 and attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, receiving her BFA in 1964 and her MFA in 1970. Linhares was included in the 1978 exhibition at the New Museum, "Bad" Painting, curated by Marcia Tucker, and shortly thereafter relocated to New York. She is best known for her figurative paintings that explore psychology, feminism, gender, mythology, and narrative. Linhares is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including three National Endowment for the Arts Grants and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. She has exhibited extensively in the United States.
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives of American Art by Judith Linhares in 2015.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Transcriptions
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Interviews
Notebooks
Citation:
Judith Linhares papers, circa 1955-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.linhjudi
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Judith Linhares papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97826b65e-abcf-4dc2-bc41-56dcce7b1553
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-linhjudi