Cynthia Navaretta research files on women artists
name: label: Creator
content: Navaretta, Cynthia
label: Names
content: Dienes, Sari
label: Names
content: Flack, Audrey
label: Names
content: Ringgold, Faith (1930-2024)
label: Names
content: Schwalb, Susan, 1944-
label: Names
content: Wayne, June, 1918-2011
topic: label: Occupation
content: Publishers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women -- Societies and clubs
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2007 by Cynthia Navaretta.
creator: label: Creator
content: Navaretta, Cynthia
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content: Cynthia Navaretta research files on women artists
abstract: label: Summary
content: Cynthia Navaretta's research files on women artists measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1971 to circa 2000. Artist files, printed material, and subject files focus on women artists in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. Also found are records relating to Women in the Arts, co-founded by Navaretta.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Cynthia Navaretta (1923-2020) was an arts advocate and publisher in New York City, New York. A founding member of the Women in the Arts foundation and the Women Artists Newsletter, she was active in many arts organizations. Along with her husband, painter Emanual Navaretta, she was a colleague and friend of many of The Club artists of the 1950s and 1960s.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-circa 2000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.navacynt2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Cynthia Navaretta's research files on women artists measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1971 to circa 2000. Artist files, printed material, and subject files focus on women artists in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. Also found are records relating to Women in the Arts, co-founded by Navaretta.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds Audio recordings, circa 1960-1974, donated by Navaretta featuring recorded panel discussions focusing on women's art, an interview with sculptor David Smith, and Emanual Navaretta's lecture series.