Coalition of Women's Art Organization Records
name: label: Creator
content: Coalition of Women's Art Organizations
topic: label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Gertrude Barnstone, President of the Coalition of Women's Art Organization, donated the records to the Archives of American Art in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Coalition of Women's Art Organizations
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content: Coalition of Women's Art Organization Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Coalition of Women's Art Organization measure 1.0 linear feet and date from circa 1961 to 1981. Found are biographical materials on the founders including Gertrude Barnstone; administrative records; planning documents and recordings of a conference and meetings; correspondence; membership records; subject files regarding public policy on art; and printed material. Also found are slides belonging to Gertrude Barnstone with painter Forrest Bess.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Coalition of Women's Art Organization was founded in 1977 with a goal of achieving equality for women in the art world. The CWAO sought to unite organizations throughout the United States and advocate at a national level and reduce or eliminate discrimination of women by grant awarding boards and comissions.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1961-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.coalof
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 arranged upon receipt and microfilmed onto reels 3317-3319 as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. Later, the collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2024 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 3317-3319 aavailable at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Coalition of Women's Art Organization measure 1.0 linear feet and date from circa 1961 to 1981. Found are biographical materials on the founders including Gertrude Barnstone; administrative records; planning documents and recordings of a conference and meetings; correspondence; membership records; subject files regarding public policy on art; and printed material. Also found are slides belonging to Gertrude Barnstone with painter Forrest Bess.