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Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Amos, Emma, 1937-2020
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- Emma Amos papers
- Extent
- 4 Linear feet (Boxes 20-24, 46)
- Date
- circa 1960s-2018
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.amosemma, Series 7
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Emma Amos papers, circa 1900-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- The files are arranged alphabetically by file type, then alphabetically within each type. Exhibitions are arranged in rough chronological order by exhibition date.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents
- The series consists of files documenting Amos's residencies and fellowships at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation in Italy, and the American Academy in Rome; memberships with the College Art Association, Guerrilla Girls, National Academy of Design, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and Women's Caucus for Art; and presentations at conferences, symposiums, workshops, and as a visiting artist. An electronic diskette and one electronic disc contain material regarding other artists. Amos curated a number of exhibitions including Progressions: A Cultural Legacy (1986), also co-curated by Julia Hotton and Vivian Browne, Resisting Categories: Finding Common Ground, and Resisting Categories: Finding Common Ground. Also included are artist files, curating files, jury and panelist files, and files detailing her travels to Cuba, Brazil, German, Italy, Mexico, and South Africa.
- Collection Restrictions
- Material regarding the Guerrilla Girls is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1674245400674-1674245402014-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0