Entitled: Black Women Artists collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"20925", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 720", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b16805409", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1996-1998", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1996/1998"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Entitled: Black Women Artists collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.01 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Entitled: Black Women Artists was formed in 1996 by Carolyn Martin and Howardena Pindell in New York City to provide a support network for women visual artists of African descent in the Americas. The Entitled: Black Women Artists collection includes minutes of monthly meetings which discuss the formation and projects of the organization."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Entitled: Black Women Artists.", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Entitled: Black Women Artists was formed in 1996 in New York City to provide a support network for women visual artists of African descent in the Americas. Through its varied cultural and educational activities, Entitled: Black Women Artists aimed to establish an organizational framework that would actively address and counter the exclusionary practices of the mainstream art world.</p> <p>Entitled: Black Women Artists approach to achieving its aims included: organizing exhibits, developing interactive web projects, maintaining slide registries featuring work of members at cultural institutions, establishing a database of artist residencies and other opportunities, and developing collaborative projects with cultural and educational institutions. The organization also sought to educate its members by inviting speakers to present information about art related matters.</p> <p>Among the members were both emerging and established artists, such as Carole Byard, Nanette Carter, Howardena Pindell (founder), Carolyn Martin (founder), and Eve Sandler.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Entitled: Black Women Artists collection includes minutes of monthly meetings which discuss the formation and projects of the organization. Some meetings featured either special guests or members giving presentations about their art related travels, exhibitions, and associated matters. Newsletters provide summaries of meetings, information regarding exhibits of members' work sponsored by Entitled: Black Women Artists, members' accomplishments and announcements. The collection includes letters written by Entitled: Black Women Artists to the <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum about issues pertinent to Black women artists.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Rejin Leyes, 2001</p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2022 November 28"}

date_start

1996

keydate

1996

date_end

1998

date_inclusive_start

1996

date_inclusive_end

1998

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Entitled: Black Women Artists collection, Sc MG 720, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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