Women Artists in Revolution
Women Artists in Revolution (WAR) was a New York City-based collective of American women artists and activists. They broke away from the male-dominated Art Workers' Coalition (AWC) in 1969, due to the AWC's reluctance to agitate for greater inclusion for women in the Museum of Modern Art and other galleries and exhibits. WAR picketed the 1969 Whitney Annual (later the Whitney Biennial), which included only eight women out of 143 featured artists.[1] In 1970, the Whitney exhibit saw a 23% increase in the number of women artists.[2] WAR also founded the Women's Interart Center in 1970. WAR became inactive in 1971. Its members went on to form other feminist art collectives such as the Ad Hoc Women's Art Committee.[3]
Notable former members
- Muriel Castanis
- Silvia Goldsmith
- Juliette Gordon
- Dolores Holmes
- Poppy Johnson
- Jan McDevitt
- Sara Saporta
- Jacqueline Skiles
- Nancy Spero
References
- ↑ Anne K. Swartz, 2011, "Women Artists in Revolution," Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, accessed March 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Feminist art movement". The Art Story Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Anne K. Swartz, 2011, "Women Artists in Revolution," Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, accessed March 6, 2016.
External links
- Archives of American Art, "Women Artists in Revolution records, 1970-1978," accessed March 6, 2016.
- Suzanne Lundgren, Review of !WAR Women Art Revolution, documentary film, 2012, accessed March 12, 2016.
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