
Women Choose Women Exhibition
Item
Title
Women Choose Women Exhibition
Subject
Women Choose Women Exhibition, Interviews, Art
Description
This recording consists of informal interviews and a narrated tour conducted by Martha Shelly as she walks through the museum on the opening of the Women Choose Women exhibit at the New York Cultural Center. Martha Shelley interviews important people tied to this exhibit such as Mario Amaya, director of the New York Cultural Center. Anne Kang, an activist who discusses work with her fellow activists to protest discrimintion against work created by women at Moma and the organization of what would become the Women Choose Women exhibition.
Artist Muriel Castanis, a self described “sculpturette” shares her enthusiasm for the exhibition and the NY Cultural Center for hosting it. After the conclusion of this section, Martha Shelley conducts a walking tour of the exhibition and discusses selected works that stood out to her. She bumps into Janet Kogan and asks about her works and how they became part of the show.
Artist Muriel Castanis, a self described “sculpturette” shares her enthusiasm for the exhibition and the NY Cultural Center for hosting it. After the conclusion of this section, Martha Shelley conducts a walking tour of the exhibition and discusses selected works that stood out to her. She bumps into Janet Kogan and asks about her works and how they became part of the show.
Date
01/12/1973
Extent
0:20:06
Language
English
Identifier
T8_1_35
Provenance
Gift of Martha Shelley
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Interviewer
Shelley, Martha
Host
Shelley, Martha
Physical Format
Open reel audiotape (71/2)
Digital Format
audio/wav
Collection
Citation
“Women Choose Women Exhibition,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 10, 2023, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/920.