Mierle Laderman Ukeles papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ukeles, Mierle
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Environmental artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Public artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Feminism and art
label: Topic
content: Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2020 by Mierle Laderman Ukeles.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ukeles, Mierle
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content: Mierle Laderman Ukeles papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mierle Laderman Ukeles (1939- ) is a conceptual artist, environmental artist, and public artist in New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 88.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965-2018
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ukelmier
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Laurel Wilson in 2022-2023 with funding support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles measure 88.9 linear feet and date from 1965-2018. The collection provides documentation on her feminist and service-oriented artworks relating to domestic and civic "maintenance". Included are project files, including files on projects related to her tenure as Artist-in-Residence at the New York Department of Sanitation. Also found in the collection are files on unrealized projects, writings, professional activities, lectures, teaching, and research materials, as well as printed material including exhibition catalogs and press clippings. Also of note are files arranged by name that include extensive correspondence with artists and other professional collaborators, and files documenting her representation by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles measure 88.8 linear feet and date from 1965-2018. The collection provides documentation on her feminist and service-oriented artworks relating to domestic and civic "maintenance". Included are project files, including files on projects related to her tenure as Artist-in-Residence at the New York Department of Sanitation. Also found in the collection are files on unrealized projects, writings, professional activities, lectures, teaching, and research materials, as well as printed material including exhibition catalogs and press clippings. Also of note are files arranged by name that include extensive correspondence with artists and other professional collaborators, and files documenting her representation by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.