Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Biography
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Separated Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sarah Stifler papers
Dates: 1967-2002
Collection number: Coll2008-071
Creator:
Stifler, Sarah
Collection Size: 7 archive cartons.
2.8 linear feet.
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: Journal articles, newspaper clippings,
dissertations, bibliographies, correspondence, flyers, slides and photographs
collected by art scholar Sarah Stifler who researched the materials for her
doctoral dissertation,
Slippery When Wet: Visibility Politics and Lesbian
Art in Los Angeles from 1970 to the Present
(2002). The bulk of the
materials are photocopies, and the content documents significant people and
organizations in the development of lesbian and feminist art, including the Los
Angeles Woman's Building, the Feminist Art Program at the California Institute
of the Arts, the Feminist Studio Workshop and the Great American Lesbian Art
Show.
Languages: Languages represented in the
collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Sarah Stifler papers, Coll2008-071, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Sarah Stifler, July 14, 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama,
December 29, 2008.
Processing this collection has been funded
by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.
Biography
Sarah Stifler is a scholar of art history with particular interests in
contemporary art, gender and sexuality. In 1994, she received her Bachelor's
degree in Art History at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and in 2000,
she received her Master's degree in Art History at the University of Southern
California (USC.) From 1997 to 2002, she pursued a Doctorate degree at USC,
where she concentrated on lesbian and feminist art in Los Angeles from the
1970s to 2000.
She has worked as a research assistant at the Getty Research Institute
in Los Angeles, a teaching assistant at the Department of Art History at USC, a
marketing coordinator at the Timothy Yarger Fine Art Gallery, and a public arts
advisor for the Boulder City Arts Council. As of July 2007, Stifler continues
to work at the Getty Research Institute and lives in West Hollywood,
California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Sarah Stifler Papers contains photocopies of journal articles,
newspaper clippings, book chapters, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets and
dissertations; as well as bibliographies, typescripts, photographs and slides
collected for Stifler's doctoral dissertation,
Slippery When Wet: Visibility Politics and Lesbian
Art in Los Angeles from 1970 to the Present
. The collection is divided
into three series: (1) General, (2) Dissertation Chapter Resources and Notes,
and (3) Slides and Photographs. The General Series contains Stifler's resumés,
bibliographies and general research material for topics such as the gay and
lesbian liberation movement; gay, lesbian and queer art; art in Los Angeles;
lesbian and feminist artists; and the Feminist Art Progam at the California
Institute of the Arts. The Dissertation Chapter Resources and Notes Series
includes material related to specific chapters and sections in Stifler's
dissertation. The Slides and Photographs Series comprises images of artworks
from lesbian and feminists artists and from the exhibitions "Great American
Lesbian Art Show" and "In a Different Light."
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Stifler, Sarah
Feminist Studio Workshop
Gay artists
Great American Lesbian Art Show
Homosexuality and art--United
States--California
Lesbian artists--United States
Lesbian feminism
Woman's Building
Women artists
Separated Material
The following books have been transferred to the ONE National Gay &
Lesbian Archive library collection:
Altman, Dennis, et al.
Homosexuality, Which Homosexuality? Proc. of
International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, 1987, Amsterdam. London:
An Dekker/Schorer; GMP Publishers, 1989.
The Gay Liberation Book. Ed. Len Richmond
and Gary Noguera. San Francisco: Ramparts Press, 1973.
Homosexuality, Which Homosexuality? Proc. of
International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, Dec. 1987, Free University
Amsterdam.
Millett, Kate.
Flying. New York: Ballantine Books,
1974.
O'Dell, Kathy.
Kate Millet, Sculptor: The First 38 Years.
New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 1997.