Joyce Cutler Shaw papers
name: label: Creator
content: Cutler-Shaw, Joyce, 1932-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conceptual artists -- California
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California
label: Occupation
content: Ice sculptors -- California
label: Occupation
content: Collagists -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1977 by Joyce Cutler Shaw.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cutler-Shaw, Joyce, 1932-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Joyce Cutler Shaw papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Joyce Cutler Shaw measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1974 to 1977. The papers include a proposal for her work The Lady and the Bird Odyssey, general printed material, and printed copies of letters, photographs, and newsletters relating to Shaw's attempt to erect her ice sculpture We the People in Washington, D.C. on the Capitol grounds.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joyce Cutler Shaw (1935-2018) was a sculptor active in San Diego and La Jolla, California, who carved many of her notable works in ice.  

Originally from New York, Cutler Shaw received a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego in visual arts. Her work explored the natural world, human nature, and the built environment within nature.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cutljoyc
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 processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Joyce Cutler Shaw measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1974 to 1977. The papers include a proposal for her work The Lady and the Bird Odyssey, general printed material, and printed copies of letters, photographs, and newsletters relating to Shaw's attempt to erect her ice sculpture We the People in Washington, D.C. on the Capitol grounds.