Norma Minkowitz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Minkowitz, Norma M., 1937-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Fiber artists -- Connecticut
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Norma Minkowitz papers were donated in 2016 and 2023 by Norma Minkowitz.
creator: label: Creator
content: Minkowitz, Norma M., 1937-
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content: Norma Minkowitz papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of fiber artist Norma Minkowitz (1937- ) measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1926 to 2022 with the bulk of the papers dating from 1970 to 2022. The collection comprises biographical materials consisting of family photographs and papers, interviews with Minkowitz, awards, and a sketchbook; professional files that include gallery records, files for grant and book projects, and other professional activity files; files for the exhibitions Fiber R/Evolution (1986), Weaving the World: Contemporary Art of Linear Construction (1999), Inside the Void, Drawing and Collage by Norma Minkowitz (2014), and several others; printed materials consisting of clippings, announcements and catalogs for Minkowitz's exhibitions, flyers, a few magazines featuring crochet items by Minkowitz, and press releases; and photographic materials containing photographs, slides, negatives and transparencies of Minkowitz's works of art, as well as photographs of Minkowitz with her artwork, her mother, Joan Mondale, Lloyd Herman, and a few others.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Norma Minkowitz (1937- ) is a fiber artist in Westport, Connecticut. 

Minkowitz was born in New York, N.Y. She attended Music and Art High School, then graduated from Cooper Union Art School in 1958. She is known for using crochet techniques in her artwork. Her work has been exhibited internationally in Poland through the U.S. Art in Embassies Program and the 9th International Triennial of Tapestry Invitational (1998), Japan, Finland, and throughout the U.S. In 2009 she received the Master of the Medium Award from the James Renwick Alliance and is a fellow of the American Craft Council.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1926-2022
label: Date
content: bulk 1970-2022
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.minknorm
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1926-2015 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Professional Files, 1977-2022 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes1, 5

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1985-2022 1961 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1970-2016 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2, OV 6)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1972-circa 2010 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of fiber artist Norma Minkowitz (1937- ) measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1926 to 2022 with the bulk of the papers dating from 1970 to 2022. The collection comprises biographical materials consisting of family photographs and papers, interviews with Minkowitz, awards, and a sketchbook; professional files that include gallery records, files for grant and book projects, and other professional activity files; files for the exhibitions Fiber R/Evolution (1986), Weaving the World: Contemporary Art of Linear Construction (1999), Inside the Void, Drawing and Collage by Norma Minkowitz (2014), and several others; printed materials consisting of clippings, announcements and catalogs for Minkowitz's exhibitions, flyers, a few magazines featuring crochet items by Minkowitz, and press releases; and photographic materials containing photographs, slides, negatives and transparencies of Minkowitz's works of art, as well as photographs of Minkowitz with her artwork, her mother, Joan Mondale, Lloyd Herman, and a few others.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Norma Minkowitz conducted by Patricia Malarcher on September 17, 2001 and November 16, 2001 for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Minkowitz's home in Westport, Connecticut.