Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the May Stevens Papers, 1967-1982, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.stevmay
Creators:
Stevens, May
Dates:
1967-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of feminist painter and educator May Stevens measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1982. Found are biographical materials including a transcript of an interview, correspondence with notable art world figures, photographs of works of art, and printed material.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of feminist painter and educator May Stevens measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1982. Found are biographical materials including a transcript of an interview, correspondence with notable art world figures, photographs of works of art, and printed material.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
May Stevens (1924-2019) was a feminist painter and educator from Massachusetts who was active in New York City, New York. She was a founding member of Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world, and the collective feminist journal Heresies, and taught at the School of Visual Arts, New York, from 1961-1996.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1975 and 1983 by May Stevens.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
May Stevens papers, 1967-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds two oral history interviews of May Stevens. One conducted by Lynn Katzman for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project, circa 1971 and an additional interview of May Stevens conducted August 10 and 11, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Stevens's home and studio, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Keywords

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