Women Art Revolution : videotape interviews by Lynn Hershman-Leeson, 1990-2008

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Summary

Creators:
Hershman-Leeson, Lynn and Hershman-Leeson, Lynn
Abstract:
Video interviews with over 40 women artists, critics, historians, and curators by Lynn Hershman-Leeson for the film !Women Art Revolution, documenting the development of the feminist art movement from the 1970s through 2008.
Extent:
4 Linear Feet : 68 video tapes, one box of transcripts, one box of releases & transcripts, one hard drive
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Women Art Revolution : videotape interviews by Lynn Hershman-Leeson for film, M1639. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of artist, critic, and curator interviews and footage created for use in the documentary !Women Art Revolution made by Lynn Hershman-Leeson, which chronicles the birth and evolution of the Feminist Art movement in the United States. The collection came as both the original videotapes of various formats and digital video file versions of most of the tapes, except where otherwise noted. The collection also includes transcripts for many of the interviews in both paper and digital form.

Acquisition information:
Purchased September, 2008; Accession 2008-242.
Processing information:

The collection was processed by Stefan Elnabli and Crystal Rangel, students from the NYU Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Graduate Program, under grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Women Art Revolution : videotape interviews by Lynn Hershman-Leeson for film, M1639. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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