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| Series II. Project files, 1973-2017,
undated
6.28 Linear
Feet
(11 boxes)
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| Materials in this series document Mother Art's major performance and installation
projects, from 1973's Rainbow Playground, a space created
for children at the Woman's Building, to the 2000 retrospective (Re)Visiting Mother Art, with project proposals, performance scripts,
postcards and posters, and exhibition review clippings. Most files contain either color
slides or black-and-white photographs (prints and negatives) of project performances and
installations. Some files also include undated inkjet prints, printed at dates later
than the project dates, and certainly all after 1990. Additional project materials
include original Mother Art trading cards, a menu list for the 1977 Bake Sale Exhibition, audiocassette recordings of women's
abortion stories for the Pro-Choice project, and
typescript narratives for the 1984 installation Flowers for Four
Women.
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| The series also contains three DVDs of digital image 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. The original order of the born-digital files is retained.
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged chronologically by project, with group exhibitions and unidentified projects
at the end of the series. When project files include materials that date beyond the date
of the project itself, the project date is noted in parentheses following the project
title. Most slides were originally housed in a binder, with select color slides
originally housed in project files and labeled as slides for the Mother Art: A Collective of Women Artists publication. All slides (color and
black-and-white) were rehoused in archival binders by the processing archivists. The
distinction between the groups of color slides was maintained.
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Rainbow Playground (1973), 1973-1974,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 5 |
1 |
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Color slides, 1974 |
| 1 |
14 |
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Notes and inkjet prints, 1973,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 2 |
1 |
Trading Cards for gumball machine, 1974 |
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Thirty-two laminated handmade color trading cards of figurative or abstract
illustrations and one baseball card for Angels shortstop Jim Anderson.
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By Mothers (1975-1976), 1975-1980
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| box |
folder |
| 7* |
4 |
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Black-and-white print, 1975 |
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One 10 x 13 inch print, mounted. |
| box |
folder |
| 5 |
2 |
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Color slides, 1975-1976 |
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2-3 |
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Fliers, programs, and clippings, 1975-1980 |
| box |
folder |
| 8* |
1 |
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Poster, 1975 |
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Bake Sale Exhibition, 1977
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| box |
folder |
| 5 |
3 |
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Color slides, 1977 |
| box |
folder |
| 2 |
4 |
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Fliers and price list, 1977 |
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Laundry Works (1977), 1976-1984,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
1 |
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Black-and-white negatives and contact prints, 1977 |
| box |
folder |
| 7* |
2-3 |
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Black-and-white prints, 1977 |
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Six 7 x 9 inch prints, mounted. |
| box |
folder |
| 2 |
5 |
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California Arts Council grant account book, circa
1977-1984
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| 2 |
6 |
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Clippings, 1976-1981,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 12 |
1-2 |
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Color prints, 1977 |
| box |
folder |
| 5 |
4 |
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Color slides, 1976-1977 |
| box |
folder |
| 2 |
7 |
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Correspondence and clippings, 1976-1981 |
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Includes Mother Art collective correspondence to the editor of the Los Angeles Times and a letter by Los Angeles artist Nancy
Buchanan to Los Angeles Times theater critic Dan
Sullivan. Also includes fliers, black-and-white photographs, typescript notes on the
performances, and a black-and-white paper mask featuring images of clothespins.
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| box |
folder |
| 7* |
1 |
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Final financial report, 1976
December
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Mounted on mat board. |
| box |
folder |
| 8* |
3 |
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"Laundry Works: Gallery into Laundry" pencil drawing, circa
1977
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Additional label on drawing reads: Environment by Mother Art and members of WCA at
the Woman's Building celebration, Wednesday, Feb 2, 1977. 20 x 16 1/4 inches.
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| box |
folder |
| 7* |
6 |
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Poster, 1977 |
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Mother Art Cleans Up (1978), 1974-1979, 2000,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 5 |
5 |
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Color slides, Mother Art Cleans Up City
Hall, 1978
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6 |
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Color slides, Mother Art Cleans Up the
Banks, 1978
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| box |
folder |
| 2 |
8 |
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Gallery exhibitions and related material, 1974-1978,
2000
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Includes black-and-white prints, inkjet prints, and ephemera that document
performances at Los Angeles City Hall and Los Angeles area banks. Also includes a
certificate of appreciation from the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art
(LAICA).
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| box |
folder |
| 7* |
6 |
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"Making It Safe: A Project on Violence Against Women in Ocean Park" event
calendar, 1979
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| box |
folder |
| 2 |
9 |
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"Making It Safe" and "Working Together" installations, 1979 |
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Includes ephemera and black-and-white prints that document the Mother Art Cleans Up installations at Barrett's appliance
store in Santa Monica and the Exploratorium Gallery at California State University,
Los Angeles.
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Art for Public Consumption, 1978
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| box |
folder |
| 2 |
10 |
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Black-and-white prints and fliers, 1978 |
| box |
folder |
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2 |
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Black-and-white negatives, 1978 |
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Also includes negatives of an event preceding Art for Public
Consumption held at Barnsdall Art Park, "Dialogues at Barnsdall."
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Power Roles for Women (1980), 1979-1981
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folder |
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3 |
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Black-and-white negatives, 1980 |
| box |
folder |
| 2 |
11-12 |
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Black-and-white prints, 1980
July
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| box |
folder |
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13 |
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Color polaroid photographs, 1980
July
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| box |
folder |
| 3 |
1 |
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Correspondence and ephemera, 1979-1981 |
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Also includes several black-and-white prints, some mounted. |
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Pro-Choice (1981), 1981-1983,
undated
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folder |
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2 |
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Abortion notes, circa
1981
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Abortion stories, 1981-1983,
undated
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Accounts from women who received illegal abortions. |
| box |
Item |
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C6 |
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"Mother Art, Gloria's Story, last take 175," undated |
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Mother Art, Gloria's Story, last take 175 (digitized version available
on-site only): undated
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1 audiocassette (90 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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| 11 |
C7 |
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"0-55 Deborah-abortion, Hal-abortion, Arlene-abortion," undated |
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0-55 Deborah-abortion, Hal-abortion, Arlene-abortion (digitized version
available on-site only): undated
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1 audiocassette (90 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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| 11 |
C8 |
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"Mother Art - 11/21/81 art perf. 'Not Even If It's You,' Church of Ocean
Park, Santa Monica, CA," 1981
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Mother Art - 11/21/81 art perf. 'Not Even If It's You,' Church of Ocean Park,
Santa Monica, CA (digitized version available on-site only): 1981
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1 audiocassette (60 min.) : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Handwritten
on B side: Dodgers win World Series - 10/28/81 to 415. Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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C9 |
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"M. Art abortion tape stories 1981, approximately 44 minutes side
9-83," 1981,
1983
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M. Art abortion tape stories 1981, approximately 44 minutes side 9-83
(digitized version available on-site only): 1981, 1983
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1 audiocassette (60 min.) : analog, mono ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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C10 |
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"Mother Art abortion tape, 4 stories repeated, whole tape
10-83," 1983
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"Mother Art abortion tape, 4 stories repeated, whole tape 10-83", 1983
(digitized version available on-site only)
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1 audiocassette (90 min.) : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Handwritten
on B side: Skip 1st story (Deb), start w/ Caroline." Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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| box |
folder |
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4 |
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Black-and-white 35mm negatives and contact print, 1981 |
| box |
folder |
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7 |
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Color slides, 1981 |
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Museum of Illegal Abortion installation and Not Even If It's You performance shots.
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| box |
folder |
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3 |
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Performance scripts and research notes, 1981,
undated
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Also includes Mother Art pro-choice ephemera, color inkjet prints, and a
performance review of Not Even If It's You, held at
the Church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California, November 21, 1981.
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| box |
folder |
| 8* |
2 |
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Poster, "Thanks, But No Thanks," undated |
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Poster for a public art event presented by Los Angeles Political Art
Documentation/Distribution, with a performance night in Ocean Park that featured
Mother Art.
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L.A. Guernica (1982), 1982-1985,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
5 |
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Black-and-white 35mm negatives, contact prints, and
photographs, 1982
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8 |
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Color slides, 1982 |
| box |
folder |
| 3 |
4 |
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Correspondence, fliers, and clippings, 1982-1985,
undated
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Also includes black-and-white photographs and a color inkjet print of the
installation, printed at a later date.
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| box |
folder |
| 7* |
6 |
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Journals and wall label, 1985 |
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Flowers for Four Women (1984), 1984,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 6 |
1, 10 |
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Color slides, 1984 |
| box |
folder |
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5 |
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Ephemera and typescript narratives, undated |
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Includes seven black ink drawings of flowers adhered to a single sheet of
paper.
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Homeless Women (1984), 1984-1988, 2005,
undated
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folder |
| 6 |
2 |
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Color slides, 1984-1986,
undated
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| box |
folder |
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6 |
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Correspondence, fliers, and typescript narratives, 1985-1988, 2005,
undated
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Also includes a poster for the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions presentation of
The Cotton Exchange Show and a pencil drawing of an outline of a female figure.
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The Dining Room Table (1985), 1985,
undated
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| box |
folder |
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3, 11 |
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Color slides, 1985 |
| box |
folder |
| 3 |
7 |
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Interview transcripts and color inkjet prints, 1985,
undated
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Transcripts of an interview with Barbara Avedon, one of the founders of Another
Mother for Peace.
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(Re)visiting Mother Art (2000), 2000,
undated
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folder |
| 3 |
8 |
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Postcards and clippings, 2000,
undated
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Also includes press releases, a price list of Mother Art works, and a timeline of
the collective's history.
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| box |
folder |
| 6 |
4 |
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Color slides, Running Out of
Time, 2000
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| box |
folder |
| 3 |
9 |
Mother Art Cleans Up Yet Again
postcards, 2016
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10 |
Group exhibition ephemera, 1982-1985,
2000-2014
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Unidentified, 1975-2017,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 6 |
5 |
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Color slides, 1975-1978,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
6 |
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Black-and-white print and postcard, 1978
January
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Includes Helen Million, Suzanne Siegel, Gloria Hajduk, and Laura Silagi. |
| box |
folder |
| 8* |
1 |
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Posters, 1978 |
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Two black-and-white posters titled: Wanted: For crimes of role fixing and failure
to tamper with stereotypes, featuring images of Gloria Hajduk, Laura Silagi, Suzanne
Seigel, and Helen Million Ruby.
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folder |
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7 |
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Black-and-white 35mm negatives, contact print, and postcard, 1983
March 7
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Possibly images of the At Home exhibition at the
Long Beach Museum of Art, part of Pro-Choice, Mother
Art's series of installations and performances about abortion. Includes group images
of Suzanne Siegel, Deborah Krall, Laura Silagi, and Gloria Hajduk.
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Photomural panels, 2011,
2017
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All dates refer to last modified dates of files. |
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Item |
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CM1 |
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"Mother Art photomural panel 1," 2017
September 27
0.6
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(4 files)
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1 computer disc (DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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CM1 contains: 1 Adobe Photoshop Document file (.psd) titled: 1st panel bank
photomural." Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for
reformatting.
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CM2 |
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"Mother Art photomural panel 2," 2017
September 27
0.1
GB
(4 files)
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1 computer disc (DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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CM2 contains: 1 Adobe Photoshop Document file (.psd) titled: 2nd panel
washingmachines [sic] photomural." Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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CM4 |
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"Mother Art photomurals, 2 banks, 2 machines, 4 images," 2011 July
25-30
2.22
GB
(7 files)
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1 computer disc (DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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CM4 contains: 4 Adobe Photoshop Document files (.psd) titled: panel with
machines; panel with banks; correct scale banks; and scaled washing machine panel.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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folder |
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8 |
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Black-and-white 35mm negatives and contact print, undated |
