Jo Hanson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hanson, Jo
label: Names
content: Women's Caucus for Art
label: Names
content: Dickinson, Eleanor, 1931-
label: Names
content: Hendrickson, Barbara
topic: label: Occupation
content: Environmental artists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Art -- Political aspects
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2011 by Eleanor Dickinson, Hanson's friend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hanson, Jo
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jo Hanson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of San Francisco environmental artist and activist Jo Hanson measure 4.1 linear feet and 1.06 GB and date from circa 1969 to 2009.  The papers document her professional activities through biographical material, project and exhibition files, printed and digital material, artwork, and photographs.  Also found are files regarding her participation in the Women's Caucus for Art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jo Hanson (1918-2007) was an environmental artist and activist in San Francisco, California.  She was known for turning urban trash into works of art.  She exhibited her work at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Fresno Art Museum, and the Oakland Museum of California, among other places.  In 1974 her installation "Crab Orchard Cemetery" toured nationally and included a mix of sculpture, printmaking, photography, and sound.  During the 1980s she served on the San Francisco Arts Commission and championed the work of underrepresented women and artists of color. In 1996 she helped establish WEAD, the Women Environmental Artists Directory.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 1.06 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1969-2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hansjo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Transcripts
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1976-2008 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Project and Exhibition Files, circa 1973-2009 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 3: Women's Caucus for Art, 1977-2006 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1971-2008 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Artwork, 1969-circa 1990s (0.4 linear feet; Box 3, 5)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1969-2007 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 3-5, 1.06 GB; ER01-ER02)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2014. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Transcripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of San Francisco environmental artist and activist Jo Hanson measure 4.1 linear feet and 1.06 GB and date from circa 1969 to 2009.  The papers document her professional activities through biographical material, project and exhibition files, printed and digital material, artwork, and photographs.  Also found are files regarding her participation in the Women's Caucus for Art.

Of note within the collection is an oral history interview of Hanson, conducted by Eleanor Dickinson and Barbara Hendrickson in 2006-2007, as well was biographical documentation compiled for the interview.  Hanson's installations "Crab Orchard Cemetery" and "Public Disclosure: Secrets From the Street" are also particularly well documented within this collection.