Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery
name: label: Creator
content: Alper, Carolyn, 1927-2020
label: Names
content: Foundry Gallery
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2016 by Carolyn Alper.
creator: label: Creator
content: Alper, Carolyn, 1927-2020
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content: Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date form 1970 to 1977. The papers document Alper's participation as an artist and co-founder of the gallery through correspondence, agreement and insurance material for the gallery, gallery members, clippings, exhibition announcements, price lists, and photographs of artwork and exhibitions. There is also material regarding the Conference for Women in the Visual Arts, held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1972.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Carolyn Alper (1927-2020) was an artist and philantropist who co-founded and exhibited at the Foundry Gallery, a cooperative gallery for women artists established in Washington, D.C. in 1971. Prior to co-founding the Gallery, Alper studied art history at American University and painting under Gene Davis and Morris Louis at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Alper later worked as an interior designer while remaining active in the Washington, D.C. art world as an artist and benefactor. In 2016, Alper established the Alper Initiative for Washington Art at the American University Museum at Katzen Art Center.
function: label: Function
content: Artist-run galleries -- Washington (D.C.)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.alpecaro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Carolyn Alper papers, 1970-1977 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date form 1970 to 1977. The papers document Alper's participation as an artist and co-founder of the gallery through correspondence, agreement and insurance material for the gallery, gallery members, clippings, exhibition announcements, price lists, and photographs of artwork and exhibitions. There is also material regarding the Conference for Women in the Visual Arts, held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1972.