Barbara Frank papers
name: label: Creator
content: Frank, Barbara R., 1943-
label: Names
content: Washington Women's Arts Center
label: Names
content: Chicago, Judy, 1939-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2015 by Barbara Frank.
creator: label: Creator
content: Frank, Barbara R., 1943-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Barbara Frank papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Barbara Frank measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1970 to 1992. The papers focus on Frank's involvement with the Washington Women's Arts Center and include administrative records, scattered correspondence, printed material, and writings. Of note is a letter from Judy Chicago inviting Frank to live for a year at Chicago's home and work on her art process.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Barbara Frank (1943- ) is a Washington, D.C. painter who works in watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper. Frank was an organizer of the 1972 Conference for Women in the Visual Arts at the Corcoran Gallery and an active member of the Washington Women's Arts Center.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1970-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.franbarb
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Barbara Frank measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1970 to 1992. The papers focus on Frank's involvement with the Washington Women's Arts Center and include administrative records, scattered correspondence, printed material, and writings. Of note is a letter from Judy Chicago inviting Frank to live for a year at Chicago's home and work on her art process.