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Creator:
Womanspace Gallery  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1.7 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as seven series. Series 1: Administrative Files, 1970-1974 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-1974 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1973-1974 (Boxes 1-2; 0.3 linear feet, OV 4) Series 4: Publishing Files, 1972-1974 (Box 2; 5 folders, OV 4) Series 5: Financial Records, 1972-1974 (Boxes 2-3; 0.3 linear feet) Series 6: Printed Material, 1973-1974 (Box 3, 3 folders, OV 4) Series 7: Photographic Material, 1973-1974 (Box 3, 1 folder)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is temporarily closed to researchers due to archival processing and digitization. For more information, please contact Reference Services.
Summary:
The records of Womanspace Gallery, a cooperative gallery for feminist activities in Los Angeles, California, measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1974. The bulk of the collection consists of exhibition files. Also found are administrative files, correspondence, publishing files, financial records, printed material, and photographic material.
Citation:
Womanspace Gallery records, 1970-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 1257-1259 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of the collection was provided by Gerald and Bente Buck.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Woman's Building records, 1970-1992.
Biography Note:
Womanspace was a cooperatively run gallery in Los Angeles, California dedicated to showing and promoting work by female artists. It opened in January of 1973 and ran a large number of events and programs. When the Woman's Building opened its first location in late 1973, Womanspace moved in. Among its founding members were Wanda Westcoast, Max Cole, Eugenie Osmun, Gretchen Glicksman, Judy Chicago, and Lucy Adelman. The gallery closed in June 1974.
Language Note:
The collection is in English.
Provenance:
The Womanspace Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art in January 1975 by Judy Fiskin, president of the West Coast Art Center.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Feminism and art  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women designers  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Architecture & Design  Search this
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8766
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210948
AAA_collcode_womagall
Theme:
Women
Architecture & Design
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210948