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| Series I. Administrative files, 1974-2014,
undated
1.29 Linear
Feet
(6 boxes)
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| Administrative files consist of materials by and about Mother Art that document the
collective's mission to create and promote art centered on women's issues. The series
includes audiocassettes of Mother Art interviews on Los Angeles area radio programs;
presentation scripts and resumes that detail the collective's formation and project
history; image reproduction correspondence; and the collective's 2011 documentary film,
Mother Art Tells Her Story, with related photographs
and promotional materials. A disbound binder of assorted documents conveys an array of
Mother Art's early artistic endeavors, with project proposals, press releases, clippings
of exhibition reviews, and a financial report for the California Arts Council grant for
1977's Laundry Works performances.
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| The series also contains one CD of digital presentation files. Software formats were
identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object IDentification) report from information
recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates of
files. Born digital materials are integrated into their corresponding series based on
content.
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| Two publications, Mother Art: A Collective of Women
Artists and The First Decade: Celebrating the Tenth
Anniversary of the Woman's Building, have been transferred to General
Collections.
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged alphabetically by format and subject. |
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Articles and writings about Mother Art, 1978-2014,
undated
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folder |
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1 |
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1978,
1984
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2 |
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circa 1981-2009,
undated
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folder |
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5 |
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2014 |
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folder |
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3 |
Artists' statements, 1978, undated |
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Binder: Mother Art: Established September 1974, 1974-1983,
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folder |
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4 |
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Proposals and statements; resumes; press releases, 1974-1983,
undated
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Includes artists' statements; strategic planning notes for the evolution of the
collective; and proposals for realized and unrealized projects, including Rainbow Playground, By
Mothers (1976), and Laundry Works. Also
includes press releases for By Mothers, Art For Public Consumption, Mother
Art Cleans Up, and the collective's participation in the 1976 Garden
Theater Festival in Barnsdall Park.
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5 |
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General correspondence, 1976-1983,
undated
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Includes professional correspondence by Mother Art in support of the collective's
projects and mission to champion mothers and female artists, with letters between
Mother Art and Los Angeles area radio stations; Pennsylvania Congressman Thomas M.
Foglietta; Los Angeles City officials Mayor Tom Bradley and Councilwomen Pat Russell
and Peggy Stevenson; the office of California Governor Jerry Brown; the Woman's
Building Galleries; and the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (LAICA). Also
includes correspondence by Mother Art to the Los Angeles
Times in response to an article accusing the California Arts Council of
wasting taxpayer money with its award to Mother Art for Laundry Works, and a guest list of attendees for Working Together, one of the installations in Mother Art Cleans Up.
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6 |
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Laundry Works and draft project
descriptions, 1976-1982,
undated
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Includes preparatory materials for Mother Art's Laundry
Works project, with notes, correspondence to laundromat owners,
handwritten attendee comments, and the date and location schedule for the five
performances in the project series. Also includes the Laundry
Works grant award document from the California Arts Council and the
grant's requisite final evaluation and financial reports. Draft project descriptions
consist of summary texts for the collective's early projects as well as drafts for
the questionnaire that was part of the Laundry Works
performances.
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7 |
Correspondence, 1978-2008 |
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Includes correspondence for image reproduction requests and with LAICA Board Director
Robert L. Smith regarding the CETA guest artist program.
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History of Mother Art presentations, circa
1979-2008
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folder |
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Scripts, circa
1979-2008
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CM3 |
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"Mother Art PPT show #11, PowerPoint slide show," 2007
March 5
0.027
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5 files
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1 computer disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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CM3 contains: 2 Microsoft Powerpoint 97-2003 Presentation files (.pps and .ppt)
titled: Presentation11. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for
reformatting.
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folder |
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9 |
Letterhead, business cards, and decals, undated |
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Mother Art Tells Her Story, 2011-2013
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folder |
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12 |
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Color prints, circa
2011
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Eight 4 x 6 inch photographs of Mother Art setting up to interview Helen Million in
Modesto, California.
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Item |
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DVD1-DVD2 |
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DVDs, 2011 |
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2 videodiscs (DVD) (46min) ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Original case labeled: Copyright 2011, run time 46 minutes. Award winning
documentary tells of 8 Los Angeles artists who were not afraid of those with power.
Abortion, immigration, homelessness, weapons of mass destruction ... the hot topics
of the 70's and 80's. The 8 artists of Mother Art dealt with issues through Public
Art.
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folder |
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10 |
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Film festival ephemera, 2012-2013 |
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Script and interview questions, circa
2011
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Radio interviews, 1976-1987 |
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C1 |
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"Mother Art Interview, KPFK-FM, Paul Vangelisti, Nov. 30," 1976 |
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Mother Art Interview, KPFK-FM, Paul Vangelisti, Nov. 30 1976 (Digitized version
available on-site only)
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1 audiocassette (60 min.) : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Unavailable
until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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C2 |
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"Mother Art, KPFK-FM with Claire Spark 2/25/79," 1979 |
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1 audiocassette (60 min.) : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Unavailable
until reformatted. Access restricted due to fragility; contact the repository to
request access.
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C3 |
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"KUTE-102FM 'Community Awareness' Mother's Day 8 May 1983," 1983 |
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1 audiocassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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C4 |
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"Mother Art-KUTE FM 5/8/83, T.B.P., Mother's Day," 1983 |
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Mother Art-KUTE FM 5/8/83, T.B.P., Mother's Day (digitized version available
on-site only): 1983
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1 audiocassette (90 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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"ARN 3-13-87 Broadcast #24 Kaleidoscope The Artist Is a Woman, Mother
Art," 1987
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1 audiocassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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folder |
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Resumes and exhibition histories, 1983-2009,
undated
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Includes an undated price list of select Mother Art works. |
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Woman's Building calendars, programs, and clippings, 1976-1977,
1988
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Includes event calendars for July-September 1976, January-February 1977, and May-June
1988, as well as a program for the Artists Who are
Mothers workshop held at the Woman's Building on May 7, 1988.
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