Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery, 1970-1977

Collection Information

Size: 0.4 Linear feet

Summary: The Carolyn Alper papers relating to the Foundry Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date form 1970 to 1977. The papers document Alper's participation as an artist and co-founder of the gallery through correspondence, agreement and insurance material for the gallery, gallery members, clippings, exhibition announcements, price lists, and photographs of artwork and exhibitions. There is also material regarding the Conference for Women in the Visual Arts, held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1972.

Biographical/Historical Note

Carolyn Alper (1927-2020) was an artist who co-founded and exhibited at the Foundry Gallery, a cooperative gallery for women artists established in Washington, D.C. in 1971.

Provenance

Donated 2016 by Carolyn Alper.

Language Note

English .

Funding Note

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.