Sylvia Sleigh papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sleigh, Sylvia, 1916-2010
label: Names
content: A.I.R. Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Soho 20 (Gallery)
label: Names
content: Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979-1983 by Sylvia Sleigh.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sleigh, Sylvia, 1916-2010
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sylvia Sleigh papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Sylvia Sleigh measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1983. The papers comment on Sleigh's involvement in feminist arts organizations such as A.I.R Gallery, Soho-20 Gallery, and the Women in the Arts Foundation. Found are scattered letters, administrative information, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sylvia Sleigh (1916-2010) was a Welsh-born painter, and educator in New York City, New York, who was known for reversing traditional gender roles in her portrait and figure paintings, often using conventional female poses for male nudes from historical paintings by male artists. 

Sleigh was active in many feminist arts organizations. She was a co-founder of Soho-20 Gallery and a member of A.I.R. Gallery. She taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1978 and at the New School for Social Research from 1974 to 1980. Sleigh was married to art critic and curator Lawrence Alloway.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sleisylv
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Sylvia Sleigh measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1983. The papers comment on Sleigh's involvement in feminist arts organizations such as A.I.R. Gallery, Soho-20 Gallery, and the Women in the Arts Foundation. Found are scattered letters, administrative information, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Getty Research Institute also holds the Sylvia Sleigh papers, 1803-2013, undated (bulk 1940-2000).