Carole Caroompas papers, 1940s-2022

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Carole Caroompas papers, 1940s-2022

1940s-2022

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/archives2023m25

The collection documents the life and work of Los Angeles-based artist Carole Caroompas, primarily focusing on her five-decade career in visual arts while also covering her music and performance art. The archive comprises Caroompas's writings, such as journals and dream diaries, along with notebooks containing extensive research for her works. Substantial photographic documentation captures her artistic output, personal life, and contemporaries in the Los Angeles art scene. The collection features source materials and preparatory drawings for her collages and paintings, exhibition-related materials, and professional papers encompassing gallery correspondence and grant applications. Audiovisual materials consist of performance recordings and musical releases.

107.23 Linear Feet (167 boxes, 6 flatfile folders)

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Caroompas, Carole, 1946-2022

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Carole Caroompas (1946–2022) was a Los Angeles-based artist known for her feminist and conceptual work, which explored themes of gender and power dynamics through collage, large-scale paintings, and performance. Spanning five decades, her art reflects a deep engagement with literature, mythology, and popular culture, incorporating fragmented narratives and diverse media to challenge societal norms, question contemporary gender roles, and offer alternative perspectives on authority, often wit...