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Creator
Entitled: Black Women Artists
Call number
Sc MG 720
Physical description
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
[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
Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Access to materials
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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.

Biographical/historical information

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.

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.

Among the members were both emerging and established artists, such as Carole Byard, Nanette Carter, Howardena Pindell (founder), Carolyn Martin (founder), and Eve Sandler.

Scope and arrangement

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 New York Times and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum about issues pertinent to Black women artists.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Rejin Leyes, 2001

Revision History

Finding aid updated by Allison Hughes. (2022 November 28)

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor