Edelson, Mary Beth, 1933-2021
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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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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with Mary Beth Edelson | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | A.I.R. Gallery (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hershman-Leeson, Lynn, 1941- | person |
| associatedWith | High performance. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Indianapolis Museum of Art Stout Reference Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kimball, Gayle. | person |
| associatedWith | Lippard, Lucy R. | person |
| associatedWith | Mary Beth Edelson, | person |
| associatedWith | Richards, Judith Olch, | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Woman's Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
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| East Chicago | IN | US | |
| New York | NY | US | |
| New Jersey | NJ | US |
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| Art, Modern |
| Artists |
| Feminism and art |
| Feminism and art |
| Politics and culture |
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| Women artists |
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| Artists |
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Birth 1933
Death 2021
Female
Americans
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