Howardena Pindell letters to Yvonne Puffer
name: label: Creator
content: Pindell, Howardena, 1943-
label: Names
content: Puffer, Yvonne
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: African American painters
label: Topic
content: African American educators
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2024 by Yvonne Puffer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pindell, Howardena, 1943-
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content: Howardena Pindell letters to Yvonne Puffer
abstract: label: Summary
content: Howardena Pindell letters to Yvonne Puffer measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1981-1982. Included are 25 letters and postcards from Howardena Pindell to Yvonne Puffer written while Pindell was living in Japan on a research grant.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Howardena Pindell (1943-) is a painter, mixed-media artist, educator, and curator in New York, New York and  co-founder of the A.I.R. Gallery. She worked with other groups to advocate for herself and other female artists, particularly Black women. ­Pindell lived and traveled widely in Japan from June 1981 to February 1982 on a US-Japan Friendship Commission Creative Artist Fellowship. 

Yvonne Puffer is a printmaker in New York, New York and Pindell's friend and colleague.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pindehow
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of the collection the letters are arranged as one series.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Howardena Pindell letters to Yvonne Puffer measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1981-1982. Included are 25 letters and postcards from Howardena Pindell to Yvonne Puffer written while Pindell was living in Japan on a research grant. Pindell writes primarily with requests and directions related to business and financial matters that Puffer was handling for her, with occasional observations on places she visits in Japan, cultural and social conditions she observes, and the status of women.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Howardena Pindell scrapbook, and 1972 July 10 and 2012 December 1-4 oral history interviews with Howardena Pindell.