Subject Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Spero, Nancy, 1926-2009
setName: label: See more items in
content: Nancy Spero papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.4 Linear Feet (Boxes 17-19, 27, OV 28)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950s-2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.spernanc, Series 8
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereafter.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Spero's subject files consist primarily of printed material on some of the major subjects she explored extensively in her work: cruelty towards animals and animal rights, equality and feminism, political protest movements and activism, activism within the art community, torture and the suppression of human rights by repressive political regimes, war and the violence unleashed in war on civilian populations, and news events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Spero's large set of files titled "Women," document female sexuality, social stereotypes of women, the fight for equality, violence perpetrated against women, and the experiences of women in prison, sports, politics, and the business world. Also found are files documenting Spero's interest in classical and cultural representations of women and female power, such as the Sheela-Na-Gig figures found primarily in stone carvings in England and Ireland, and other mythical and legendary figures.

Some of the subject files document individual artists of interest to Spero, such as Ana Mendieta, Moira Roth, Kiki Smith, Valerie Solanas, and Barbara Zucker.

Subject files are comprised primarily of printed material such as news clippings, and magazines and journal articles, and may include scattered correspondence, notes, photographs, and video recordings.