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Women Painters of Washington records, 1930-2024

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Women Painters of Washington (Organization)
Title
Women Painters of Washington records
Dates
1930-2024 (inclusive)
Quantity
17.34 cubic feet (28 boxes, including 2 CDs,1 DVD, and audio cassettes; and 1 oversize folder, 1 vertical file)
Collection Number
2572
Summary
Records of an association of professional artists from throughout the State of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

No user access copy is currently available for DVD, CDs, or audio cassettes but users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

The Women Painters of Washington (WPW) grew out of a portrait class for art teachers and professional artists sponsored by the Art Institute of Seattle, a predecessor to the Seattle Art Museum, in 1930. The founding members were Elizabeth Warhanik, Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Lily Norling Hardwick, Myra Albert Wiggins, Anna B. Stone, and Helen Bebb, who joined together on October 6, 1930, to promote their interests and those of other women artists in the region and to stimulate artistic growth through fellowship.

Activities of the organization have included monthly meetings, sketching outings, and sponsorship of local and international exhibits. The group has supported charitable causes, including food banks and donations of art supplies to women's shelters in Seattle. WPW has had a continuous exhibit at the University of Washington's Women's Clinic since 1989. Past members and presidents have included Myra Albert Wiggins, Yvonne Twining Humber, Doris Totten Chase, and Iris Nichols.

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Content Description

Meeting minutes, presidents' binders, newsletters, sound recordings, exhibit files, exhibit catalogs, reports on events and gatherings, scrapbooks, photographic prints, slides, clippings, articles, yearbooks, gallery cards, ephemera, and card files relating to exhibitions, competitions, and various other activities.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Organization's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. The copyright of works and photographs of individual artists reserved. For permission to copy and publish, users must contact the artist

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 11 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2572-004, Women Painters of Washington records, 1937-1995
  • Accession No. 2572-005, Women Painters of Washington records, 1948-2003
  • Accession No. 2572-006, Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1999
  • Accession No. 2572-007, Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1962
  • Accession No. 2572-008, Women Painters of Washington records, 1936-2012
  • Accession No. 2572-009, Women Painters of Washington records, 1998-2013
  • Accession No. 2572-010, Women Painters of Washington papers, 2001-2014
  • Accession No. 2572-011, Women Painters of Washington records, 2014-2015
  • Accession No. 2572-012, Women Painters of Washington records, 1953-2018
  • Accession No. 2572-013, Women Painters of Washington records, 2009-2021
  • Accession No. 2572-014, Women Painters of Washington records, 2021-2022

Acquisition Information

Received from the Women Painters of Washington in installments beginning in 1976. Additions are ongoing.

Processing Note

Processing levels vary. Contact the repository for details.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Art, American--Washington (State)
  • Art, American--Washington (State)--Exhibitions
  • Painting, American--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Women art teachers--Washington (State)
  • Women painters--Washington (State)
  • Women painters--Washington (State)--Societies, etc

Corporate Names

  • Women Painters of Washington (Organization)--Archives


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