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• Organizations and Museums
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Artist Biographies

Heller, Jules and Nancy G.Heller. North American Women Artists of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary.
FA-REF-4 N6503 .N67 1995

Hillstrom,Laurie Collier and Kevin Hillstrom, eds. Contemporary Women Artists. Detroit : St. James Press, 1999.
FA-REF-4 N8345 .C66 1999

Watson-Jones, Virginia. Contemporary American Women Sculptors. Phoenix: Oryx, 1986.
FA-REF-4 NB212 .W37 1985

Gaze, Delia, ed. Dictionary of Women Artists. London and Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997.
FA-REF-4 N8354 .D53 1997 VOL. 1
FA-REF-4 N8354 .D53 1997 VOL. 2

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Directories

Hanson, Jo and Susan Leibovitz Steinman. Women Environmental Artists Directory. Edition: 4th ed. San Francisco, CA : Hanson & Steinman, 1998.
FA-REF-4 N50 .W663 1998

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Surveys and Encyclopedias

Broude, Norma and Garrard, Mary D. The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970's History and Impact. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1994
FA-REF-4 N72 .F45 P68 1994

Butler, Cornelia, ed. Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution. Cambridge, Massachusettes; London: England, The MIT Press, 2007.
FA-REF-4 N72 .F45 W33

Conner, Randy P., David Hatfield Sparks, Mariya Sparks. Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit : Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore. London ; Herndon, VA : Cassell, 1997.
REF-1 BL795 .H6 C65 1997

Fine, Elsa Honig. Women and Art: a History of Women Painters and Sculptors from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. Montclair, N.J.: Allanheld & Schram, 1978.
FA-REF-4 N43 .F56

Rosen, Randy, curator. Making Their Mark: Women Move Into the Mainstream, 1970-1985. New York: Abbeville, 1989.
FA-REF-4 N6512 .M27 1988

Summers, Cluade J., ed. The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts. San Francisco : Cleis Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2004.
FA-REF-4 N72 .H64 Q44 2004

Grosenick, Uta, ed. Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century. Köln : Taschen, 2001.
FA-REF-4 N8354 .W653 2001

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Theory and Criticism

Reference

Jones, Amelia. The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader. London: Routledge, 2003.
HUNT STACKS-4 HQ1121 .F46 2003
Try using this volume with Hilary Robinson's Feminism-Art-Theory, an Anthology 1968-2000 to get a more inclusive perspective on feminism and art theory.

Langer, Cassandra L. Feminist Art Criticism : An Annotated Bibliography. New York, NY : G.K. Hall, 1993.
HUNT FA-REF-4 Z5956 .F44 L36 1993

Robinson, Hilary, ed. Feminism-Art-Theory: An Anthology 1968-2000. Oxford, England and Malden, Massachusettes: Blackwell Publishers, 2001.
HUNT FA-REF-4 N72 .F45 F442 2001
Try using this volume with Amelia Jones Feminism and Visual Cultural Reader (2003) to get a more inclusive perspective on feminism and art theory.

McQuiston, Liz. Suffragettes to She-Devils : Women's Liberation and Beyond. London : Phaidon, 1997.
HUNT FA-REF-4 HQ1154 .M424 1997

Gender Studies (James Vroom, Carnegie Mellon Libraries)
An overview of resources for gay, lesbian and women's studies inlcuding links to associations, organizations, resources, electronic news and journals.

Journals

Feminist Art Journal. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Feminist Art Journal, Inc.
Vols. 1-6 1972-1977
On Microfilm, Hunt Library, 3rd floor

n. paradoxa (Katy Deepwell, London)
An international feminist art journal "exploring feminist theory and contemporary women's art practices."
The online and print edition (held at Hunt Library) are separate publications and the content of each is different.

Women's Art Journal
Held as print subscription at Hunt Library.

Journal of Women's History
Full-text journal via subscription with Project Muse

Gender Studies (James Vroom, Carnegie Mellon Libraries)
An overview of resources for gay, lesbian and women's studies inlcuding links to associations, organizations, resources, and electronic news and journals.

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Organizations and Museums

Heller, Nancy, et.al. Women Artists : Works from the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Washington, D.C. : National Museum of Women in the Arts ; New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 2000.
FA-REF-4 N8354 .N38 2000

Women Make Movies
"...a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women."
Entire catalog of films can be searched via the site; current print catalog kept in Hunt Library at Arts Reference
FA-REF PN1995.9 .W6 W664

Women's Caucus for Art
Organization begun in 1972 in asssociation with The College Art Association to support women professional artists. Includes important web links for affiliate women's art organizations and women in the arts in general.

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Databases
The following periodical databases available to Carnegie Mellon users can serve as a starting point in finding articles on art and gender studies.

Art

Art Abstracts (selected full-text)
Art Index Retrospective
ArtBibliographies Modern
Bibliography of the History of Art
International Index to the Performing Arts (selected full-text)

Interdisciplinary

Gender Watch (full-text)
Proquest Direct (selected-full text)
Wilson Select Plus (full-text)

 

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