Lenore Chinn papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chinn, Lenore (1949-)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Activists (LGBTQ)
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Lenore Chinn papers were donated in 2024 by Lenore Chinn.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chinn, Lenore (1949-)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lenore Chinn papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, photographer, and organizer Lenore Chinn measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1978 to 2024. The collection documents Chinn's evolution as a realistic painter to a photographer. In addition, her papers reflect Chinn's various activities in key artistic and cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The collection comprises professional files, printed materials, and photograph books. 

Professional files include business records, correspondence, exhibition files, lecture material, and membership records for Lesbian Visual Artists, Asian American Women Artist Association, The San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Center, and Queer Cultural Center. Printed materials consist of announcements and catalogs for Chinn's exhibitions, event programs, a scrapbook, and San Francisco bay area journals and newspapers. A significant inclusion in the papers are Chinn's self-published books of photography featuring significant cultural events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lenore Chinn (1949-) is an activist, painter, and photographer in San Francisco, California. Chinn is a third-generation Chinese American. She studied Advertising Art and Design at City College of San Francisco and received a bachelor's degree in sociology from San Francisco State College in 1972. She participated in several important arts organizations including Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA), Queer Cultural Center (QCC), and Lesbian Visual Artists (LVA).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-2024
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chinleno
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Professional Files, 1983-2024 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Printed Materials, 1978-2018 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, OVs 2-3)

Series 3: Photograph Books, 2015-2023 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2024.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, photographer, and organizer Lenore Chinn measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1978 to 2024. The collection documents Chinn's evolution as a realistic painter to a photographer. In addition, her papers reflect Chinn's various activities in key artistic and cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The collection comprises professional files, printed materials, and photograph books. 

Professional files include business records, correspondence, exhibition files, lecture material, and membership records for Lesbian Visual Artists, Asian American Women Artist Association, The San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Center, and Queer Cultural Center. Printed materials consist of announcements and catalogs for Chinn's exhibitions, event programs, a scrapbook, and San Francisco bay area journals and newspapers. A significant inclusion in the papers are Chinn's self-published books of photography featuring significant cultural events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds a 2020 July 3 oral history interview with Lenore Chinn conducted by Ben Gillespie and a 2023 November 27 and December 11 oral history with Lenore Chinn conducted by Ann Cvetkovich.