Womanspace Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Womanspace Gallery (Los Angeles, California)
label: Names
content: Adelman, Lucy, 1909-1997
label: Names
content: Brody, Sherry, 1932-2015
label: Names
content: Caroompas, Carole, 1946-2022
label: Names
content: Chicago, Judy, 1939-
label: Names
content: Cole, Max, 1937-
label: Names
content: Danieli, Edie, 1937-
label: Names
content: Gelon, Diane, 1948-
label: Names
content: Glicksman, Gretchen, 1938-2009
label: Names
content: Grinstein, Elyse, 1929-2016
label: Names
content: Iskin, Ruth
label: Names
content: Levi, Linda, 1935-
label: Names
content: Logue, Joan, 1942-
label: Names
content: Monteverde, Mildred, 1929-2022
label: Names
content: O'Neill, Beverly, 1941-2017
label: Names
content: Osmun, Eugenie, 1929-2023
label: Names
content: Raboff, Fran, 1922-2022
label: Names
content: Raven, Arlene, 1944-2006
label: Names
content: Rosenthal, Rachel, 1926-2015
label: Names
content: Saar, Betye (1926)
label: Names
content: Schapiro, Miriam, 1923-2015
label: Names
content: Sussman, Deborah, 1931-2014
label: Names
content: Westcoast, Wanda, 1933-2011
label: Names
content: Wilding, Faith, 1943-
label: Names
content: Zehr, Connie, 1938-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Feminism and art
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women designers
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Womanspace Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art in January 1975 by Judy Fiskin, president of the West Coast Art Center.
creator: label: Creator
content: Womanspace Gallery (Los Angeles, California)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Womanspace Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Womanspace Gallery, a cooperative gallery for feminist activities in Los Angeles, California, measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1974. The bulk of the collection consists of exhibition files. Also found are administrative files, correspondence, publishing files, financial records, printed material, and photographic material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Womanspace was a cooperatively run gallery in Los Angeles, California dedicated to showing and promoting work by female artists. It opened in January of 1973 and ran a large number of events and programs. When the Woman's Building opened its first location in late 1973, Womanspace moved in. Among its founding members were Wanda Westcoast, Max Cole, Eugenie Osmun, Gretchen Glicksman, Judy Chicago, and Lucy Adelman. The gallery closed in June 1974.
function: label: Function
content: Artist-run galleries -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.womagall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1970-1974 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-1974 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1973-1974 (Boxes 1-2; 0.3 linear feet, OV 4)

Series 4: Publishing Files, 1972-1974 (Box 2; 5 folders, OV 4)

Series 5: Financial Records, 1972-1974 (Boxes 2-3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1973-1974 (Box 3, 3 folders, OV 4)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1973-1974 (Box 3, 1 folder)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2017. The collection was fully processed and prepared for digitization by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 1257-1259 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Womanspace Gallery, a cooperative gallery for feminist activities in Los Angeles, California, measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1974. The bulk of the collection consists of exhibition files. Also found are administrative files, correspondence, publishing files, financial records, printed material, and photographic material.

Administrative files include personnel and volunteer records; committee files; a list of names for the Registry of Women Designers; calendars; public relations records; mailing list and guest book information; materials related to building renovations; materials related to summer courses; and notes. 

Correspondence is primarily with artists and other arts organizations. Much of the correspondence in the early part of the series concerns the Registry of Women Designers.

Exhibition files include planning notes, correspondence, and loan agreements for Womanspace exhibitions. Some materials related to exhibition committees, proposals for exhibitions, and proposals for exhibitions that did not happen can be found in the administrative files. 

Publishing files include materials related to the Womanspace Journal and to the Associated Women's Press. 

Financial records include budget projections, billing information, cash records, donation information, and materials related to grants.

Printed material includes press releases, clippings, and printed material Womanspace sent out to membership.

Photographic material includes negatives, a contact sheet, color photographs, and slides.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Woman's Building records, 1970-1992.