Edelson, Mary Beth, 1933-2021

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1933
Death 2021
Birth 1935
Gender:
Female
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Mary Beth Edelson; born Mary Elizabeth Johnson Feb. 6, 1933 in East Chicago, Indiana, died April 20 in Ocean Grove, N.J., aged 88; a pivotal artist and organizer in the feminist art movement of the 1970s who was known as much for her participation in public protests as for her ritualistic performances; activist; in 1972, she began another project that would last for decades: her "Story-gathering Boxes" which contain cards with prompts for viewers to respond to.

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Subjects:

  • Art, Modern
  • Feminism and art
  • Feminism and art
  • Politics and culture
  • Artists
  • Vertical files (Libraries)
  • Women artists

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Author
  • Printmaker
  • Photographers

Places:

  • IN, US
  • NY, US
  • NJ, US
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Indiana (as recorded)

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