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Artist:

Betsy Graves Reyneau, 1888 - 1964  Search this

Sitter:

Jane Matilda Bolin, 11 Apr 1908 - 8 Jan 2007  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

96.5cm x 81.3cm (38" x 32"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1944

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring\Wedding Band  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch  Search this

Jane Matilda Bolin: Female  Search this

Jane Matilda Bolin: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Jane Matilda Bolin: Politics and Government\Government Official\New York  Search this

Jane Matilda Bolin: Law and Law Enforcement\Jurist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Harmon Foundation

Object number:

S/NPG.67.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Peter Edward Fayard

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

Explore! with the National Portrait Gallery

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 152

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e429afc0-00eb-431f-a81b-35e9f97a11a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.67.5

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1947

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c8f68f81-1c95-4342-9496-045cda6501be

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref12

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers

Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9957c2eb9-6ed8-4975-abe6-2aed4d056c55

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref13

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers

Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e0680c37-abb7-48ed-a383-1d1e0bf2f69c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref15

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers

Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c69c0caa-4319-4f3f-a5fe-674b750476f5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref545

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1977

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers

Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9699d4540-76c7-415c-9ebc-54821efc0db7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref546

Collection Creator:

Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1980-1985

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Florence Allen papers, 1920-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Florence Allen papers

Florence Allen papers / Series 1: Florence Allen Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97b02781f-f0ad-416d-a4f8-0b487b91acc7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-alleflor-ref547

Creator:

Scott, Joyce J. (Joyce Jane), 1948-  Search this

Scott, Joyce J. (Joyce Jane), 1948-  Search this

Subject:

Scott, Elizabeth Talford  Search this

Type:

Performances (creative events)

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Photograph albums

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women jewelers  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)21713

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398529

AAA_collcode_scotjoyc

Theme:

African American

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_398529

Collection Creator:

Parsons, Betty  Search this

Container:

Box 39, Folder 48

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1944-1982

Scope and Contents note:

Barcley, Jo

Barker, Margaret

Bakwa, C?©lestin,

Beal, John

Bedell, Eleanor

Bess, Forrest

Biero, Ellen

Blume, Mary

Bochoo, Jac[kki]

Bove, Louise

Box, Eden (Eden Fleming)

Braddock, Barrie

Bradley, Harvey

Breckenridge, Edith (Mrs. Gerald)

Brett, D.E.

Brotherton, Joe

Buchanan, Beverly

Budd, [David]

Burnhome, Clement M.

Series Restrictions:

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, 1916-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation.

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Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers

Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers / Series 7: Betty Parsons Personal Papers / 7.3: Correspondence / 7.3.1: General Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d0fb79a6-faa2-4e04-8093-361df35111a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-parsbett-ref1521

Creator:

Scott, Joyce, 1948-  Search this

Names:

Scott, Elizabeth Talford, 1916-2011  Search this

Extent:

9.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Performances (creative events)

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Photograph albums

Date:

1914-2019

bulk 1970s-2000s

Summary:

The papers of African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist Joyce Scott measure 9.1 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s, and individual materials from 1914 to 1915, and from 1932. The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; writings; professional files, including exhibition and project files, born-digital materials, and gallery records; printed material; photographic material, including photo albums; artwork; and audiovisual material, including recordings of performances and lectures.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist Joyce Scott measure 9.1 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s and individual materials from 1914 to 1915, and from 1932. The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; writings; professional files, including exhibition and project files, born-digital materials, and gallery records; printed material; photographic material, including photo albums; artwork; and audiovisual material, including recordings of performances and lectures.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as eight series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1948-1977, 1989-2015 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-2014 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1970-circa 2000s, undated (Box 1-2; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Files, 1970s-circa 2013 (Box 2, OV 10; 0.9 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1914-1915, 1932, 1953-2018 (Box 3-5, OV 10; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1971-2019 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, 1987-1989, 1998-2006, undated (Box 5; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 8: Audiovisual Material, 1983-2006, undated (Boxes 5-9; 4.2 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Joyce Scott (1948- ) is an African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist in Baltimore, Maryland. She is best known for her use of off-loom bead weaving techniques to depict the complexities of race, gender, and class. Born in 1948, Scott is the daughter of quilter and folk artist Elizabeth Talford Scott, from whom she learned quilting. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Master of Fine Art from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. In 2016, Scott was named a MacArthur Fellow, and she was named the Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019. Her work is held in permanent collections across the country, including at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Related Materials:

Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Joyce J. Scott, 2009 July 22 conducted by Robert Silberman.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2019 by Joyce Scott as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. 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:

Sculptors -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Performance artists -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Quiltmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Jewelers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women jewelers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Performances (creative events)

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Photograph albums

Citation:

Joyce Scott papers, 1914-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.scotjoyc

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Joyce Scott papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d4e05ecc-bf00-40f5-8557-82922aa175ce

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-scotjoyc

Interviewee:

Davis, Willis Bing, 1937-  Search this

Davis, Willis Bing, 1937-  Search this

Interviewer:

Shea, Josephine, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

Craft  Search this

African American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13628

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)272706

AAA_collcode_davisw07

Theme:

Craft

African American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_272706

Interviewee:

O'Grady, Lorraine, 1934-  Search this

O'Grady, Lorraine, 1934-  Search this

Interviewer:

Richards, Judith Olch, 1947-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

African American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15793

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)288878

AAA_collcode_ogrady10

Theme:

Women

African American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_288878

Interviewee:

O'Grady, Lorraine  Search this

Richards, Judith Olch  Search this

Extent:

9 Items (Sound recording, master: 9 memory cards (8 hr., 17 min.), secure digital, 1.25 in.)

139 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2010 Apr. 12-15

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Lorraine O'Grady conducted 2010 Apr. 12-15, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at O'Grady's home and studio in New York, N.Y.

Biographical / Historical:

Lorraine O'Grady (1934- ) is a conceptual artist in New York, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.ogrady10

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93d750536-2e7d-49bd-8025-87116a70ac7c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ogrady10

Interviewee:

Davis, Willis Bing  Search this

Interviewer:

Shea, Josephine, 1958-  Search this

Creator:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Names:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Extent:

64 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2007 August 11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Willis "Bing" Davis conducted 2007 August 11, by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the artist's studio, in Dayton, Ohio.

Biographical / Historical:

Willis "Bing" Davis (1937- ) is a metal artist and educator from Dayton, Ohio. Josephine Shea is a curator Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.

General:

Originally recorded 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 17 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Educators -- Ohio  Search this

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.davisw07

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c8213e68-7399-4e1b-9d51-418308b6ba99

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-davisw07

Author:

Serwer, Jacquelyn Days  Search this

Conwill, Kinshasha H.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2016

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_141388

Author:

Singelton, T. A.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1995

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

Natural History  Search this

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Anthropology

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_131922

Author:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1992

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_108083

Creator:

Wilder, John Brantley  Search this

Names:

Sioux Nation  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Slides (photographs)

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Date:

1937-circa 1979

Summary:

The papers of painter, journalist, and civil rights activist John Brantley Wilder measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to circa 1979. The papers include correspondence; clippings; invoices; photographs; reproductions of some of Wilder's pen and ink sketches; as well as a scrapbook, which includes clippings, photographs, and printed material. Also included in the collection is a diorama representing a Sioux family.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter, journalist, and civil rights activist John Brantley Wilder measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to circa 1979. The papers include correspondence; invoices for paintings and materials; clippings of Wilder's articles and sketches that appeared in newspapers; a scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and printed materials; photographs and slides, primarily of artwork; and reproductions of Wilder's pen and ink sketches for the Philadelphia Tribune. The collection also includes a diorama representing a Sioux family. This is one of eighteen "Miniature Indian Dioramas" produced for the Works Progress Administration's Pennsylvania Museum Extension Project.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: John Brantley Wilder papers, 1937-circa 1979 (Boxes 1-2; 1.5 linear feet, OV 3)

Biographical / Historical:

John Brantley Wilder (1909?-1990) was a painter, journalist, and civil rights activist. He worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (later the Work Projects Administration, WPA) through the early 1940s and worked for the Philadelphia Tribune in a variety of capacities from the 1960s to the 1970s, including producing pen and ink sketches for Negro History Week, circa 1961. In addition to his art and journalism work, in the late 1940s Wilder led a campaign urging Hollywood to expand the portrayal of African Americans in film beyond maids and servants.

Provenance:

The papers were donated by John Brantley Wilder in 1979.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Occupation:

Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Journalists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Civil rights workers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Slides (photographs)

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Citation:

John Brantley Wilder papers, 1937-circa 1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.wildjohb

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e65580be-0ff9-43d8-b8ec-c3a7109c749d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wildjohb

Creator:

Carter, Nanette, 1954-  Search this

Names:

Pratt Institute. Art School  Search this

Freeman, Bettye  Search this

Pindell, Howardena, 1943-  Search this

Extent:

4.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1972-2009

Summary:

The papers of African American abstract artist and educator Nanette Carter measure 4.9 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2009. The collection documents Carter's education and career through biographical materials, correspondence with artists and others, writings including notebooks documenting Carter's studies, exhibition files for Carter's solo and group exhibitions, files documenting teaching and other professional activities, research material including sound recordings for a book project on Carter's mentors, personal business records, and printed material.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of African American abstract artist and educator Nanette Carter document Carter's education and career through 4.9 linear feet of papers dating from 1972 to 2009.

The collection includes biographical materials consisting of an address book, 11 appointment books, resumes, Carter's student records, and a sound recording of an interview with Carter and Vincent Smith for the radio program "Dialogues with Contemporary Artists." Correspondence is with Joan Digby, Bettye Freeman, Miriam Perlman, and various organizations regarding exhibitions, workshops, and employment. Carter's writings and notes include 13 notebooks documenting her studies and career activities, speech notes, and her student papers from Pratt Institute of Art.

Also found in the collection are exhibition files documenting Carter's solo and group exhibitions, and professional activity files consisting of Carter's teaching files, files regarding fellowships and grants, workshop records, and research material for a book project on female mentors that includes 5 sound recordings of Howardena Pindell and Marcia Lloyd. Carter's personal business records include consignment and sales records, contracts and agreements, and price lists; and printed materials consist of announcements and catalogs for Carter's exhibitions, event programs, posters, press releases, and other material relating to Carter's career as an artist.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1972-1998 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1976-2009 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 7)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1975-2002 (0.5 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1976-2008 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 5: Professional Activity Files, 1977-2008 (0.7 linear feet; Box 4, OV 7)

Series 6: Personal Business Records, 1979-2008 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 4-5)

Series 7: Printed Materials, 1979-2009 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 5-6, OV 7)

Biographical / Historical:

Nanette Carter (1954- ) is an African American abstract artist and educator in New York, New York.

Carter was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Frances Hill and Matthew G. Carter. In 1960, Carter and her family, including her sister Bettye Carter Freeman, moved from Ohio to Montclair, New Jersey where her father became the city's first African American mayor. After graduating from Montclair High School, Carter attended Oberlin College studying studio art and art history. She spent her junior year abroad studying in Perugia, Italy and traveling through Europe and North Africa. Carter graduated from Oberlin in 1976 and continued her education at the Pratt Institute of Art receiving a Master of Fine Arts in 1978.

In the 1970s, Carter spent time in Sag Harbor where her parents had a house. She became involved with the local art scene through her college job at the Guild Hall Museum where she met artist Al Loving. Loving became a mentor to Carter and later curated one of her earliest group exhibitions, Eastville Artists (1979), featuring African American artists working in eastern Long Island, New York. Carter has continued to exhibit her artwork frequently throughout the United States, as well as overseas. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants including Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, and the New York State Council on the Arts residency at Cinque Gallery.

In addition to her career as an artist, Carter has held teaching positions at various institutions including Dwight-Englewood School, Guild Hall Museum, City College of New York, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Pratt Institute of Art where she is a tenured professor.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2019 by Nanette Carter as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. 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

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Nanette Carter papers, 1972-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.cartnane

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Nanette Carter papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a28f9060-aa59-49a9-b48a-54b6b19866ba

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cartnane

Collection Creator:

Carter, Nanette, 1954-  Search this

Extent:

0.7 Linear feet (Boxes 3-4)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1976-2008

Scope and Contents:

Files in the series contain loan and shipping agreements, artwork lists, correspondence, exhibition floor plans, and other material relating to individual exhibitions. The files document some of Carter's earliest exhibitions beginning in 1976 with a benefit for the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center organized by the Eastville Artists, a group of African American artists active in Sag Harbor, New York and other nearby communities. The rest of the series includes material for Carter's solo and group exhibitions spanning 30 years.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Nanette Carter papers, 1972-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.cartnane, Series 4

See more items in:

Nanette Carter papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw981577795-8f14-4e2d-b080-45e8ff983b47

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-cartnane-ref56