Scherezade Garcia papers
name: label: Creator
content: García, Scherezade, 1966-
label: Names
content: Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
label: Names
content: garcia, iliana emilia, 1970-
place: label: Place
content: Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Designers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Multimedia (Art)
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in 2015 and 2017 by Scherezade Garcia.
creator: label: Creator
content: García, Scherezade, 1966-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Scherezade Garcia papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Dominican Republic born multimedia artist, designer, and educator Scherezade Garcia measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1975 to 2015. The bulk of the collection is comprised of printed materials that include art reproductions, a book and calendar, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and posters from Garcia's childhood and career as an adult. Other material includes awards and certificates, a photograph of Garcia painting, and school documents from Altos de Chavon School of Design; correspondence with her sister iliana emilia garcia, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and others; and sketches and mockups for  Angeles Caídos [Fallen Angels] and other projects.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Scherezade Garcia (1966- ) is a multimedia artist, designer, and educator in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Garcia was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She attended the Altos de Chavon School of Design and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of Design in 1988. She also earned a Master of Fine Arts in 2011 from City College of New York. At Parsons she received the Parsons Institutional Scholarship and Dana Foundation Work Program. In 2015 Garcia was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant. 

She is a founding member of the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto Grafica. Garcia has taught workshops at Altos de Chavon and El Museo del Barrio. She has also been a lecturer at Parsons School of Design and St. Francis College.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1975-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.garcsche
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as four series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1984-circa 2000 (Box 1, 3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1986-2015 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1975-2015 (Box 1-3, OV 4; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Artwork, circa 1990, undated (Box 2, OV 4; 0.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Dominican Repbublic born multimedia artist, designer, and educator Scherezade Garcia measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1975 to 2015. The bulk of the collection is comprised of printed materials that include art reproductions, a book and calendar, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and posters from Garcia's childhood and career as an adult. Other material includes awards and certificates, a photograph of Garcia painting, and school documents from Altos de Chavon School of Design; correspondence with her sister iliana emilia garcia, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and others; and sketches and mockups for  Angeles Caídos [Fallen Angels] and other projects.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art are the papers of iliana emilia garcia, sister of Scherezade Garcia.