Item Information
Title: Performance of Thunder Thighs Review and Footage of Joyce Scott's Artwork and Fashion Designs
Date: 1985-circa 1988
Physical Details: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 3 hr., 14 min., 58 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts and has portions of poor video quality and muffled speech. Video includes the following: 1. Thunder Thigh Review: Woman of Substance, a performance piece by Joyce J. Scott and Kay Lawal-Muhammad. 00:00:00-00:41:32. -- 2. Footage of Scott's artwork and conversation between Scott and two unnamed men in Scott's home. 00:41:34-02:22:33. -- 3. Footage of fashion clothing and jewelry designed by Scott, with Scott's comments and instructions to the model. 02:22:35-03:14:20. Notes copied from tape: "Joyce Scott Talking to J.L." and "Joyce Scott Fashions". Performance of Thunder Thigh Review: Woman of Substance, was recorded at Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Artists are Joyce J. Scott and Kay Lawal. Scott wrote the performance in collaboration with Lawal. Performance was produced by Phil Arnoult. Item 24206 also has a full performance of Thunder Thigh Review: Woman of Substance. Items 24205 and 25207 have different clips of the same performance. Date copied from item 24205.
Creator: Scott, Joyce J. (Joyce Jane), 1948-
Forms part of: Joyce J. Scott papers, 1914-2019, bulk 1970s-2000s
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Joyce J. (Joyce Jane) Scott and Kay Lawal-Muhammad. Performance of Thunder Thighs Review and Footage of Joyce Scott's Artwork and Fashion Designs, 1985-circa 1988. Joyce J. Scott papers, 1914-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 25981