Joyce J. Scott papers
name: label: Creator
content: Scott, Joyce J., 1948-
label: Names
content: Scott, Elizabeth Talford, 1916-2011
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Occupation
content: Performance artists -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Occupation
content: Quiltmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Occupation
content: Jewelers -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: African American quiltmakers
label: Topic
content: Women performance artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women jewelers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2019 by Joyce J. Scott as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.
creator: label: Creator
content: Scott, Joyce J., 1948-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Joyce J. Scott papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist Joyce J. Scott measure 9.1 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s, and individual materials from 1914 to 1915, and from 1932.  The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; writings; professional files, including exhibition and project files, born-digital materials, and gallery records; printed material; photographic material, including photo albums; artwork; and audiovisual material, including recordings of performances and lectures.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joyce J. Scott (1948- ) is an African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist in Baltimore, Maryland. She is best known for her use of off-loom bead weaving techniques to depict the complexities of race, gender, and class. Born in 1948, Scott is the daughter of quilter and folk artist Elizabeth Talford Scott, from whom she learned quilting. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Master of Fine Art from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. In 2016, Scott was named a MacArthur Fellow, and she was named the Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019. Her work is held in permanent collections across the country, including at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9.1 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1914-2019
label: Date
content: bulk 1970s-2000s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.scotjoyc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Performances (creative events)
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as eight series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1948-1977, 1989-2015 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-2014 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1970-circa 2000s, undated (Box 1-2; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Files, 1970s-circa 2013 (Box 2, OV 10; 0.9 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1914-1915, 1932, 1953-2018 (Box 3-5, OV 10; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1971-2019 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, 1987-1989, 1998-2006, undated (Box 5; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 8: Audiovisual Material, 1983-2006, undated (Boxes 5-9; 4.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2021 with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Performances (creative events)
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist Joyce J. Scott measure 9.1 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s and individual materials from 1914 to 1915, and from 1932.  The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; writings; professional files, including exhibition and project files, born-digital materials, and gallery records; printed material; photographic material, including photo albums; artwork; and audiovisual material, including recordings of performances and lectures.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Joyce J. Scott, 2009 July 22 conducted by Robert Silberman.