Papers of Lorraine O'Grady, 1952-2012: a guide.
MSS.3

Summary Information

Repository
Wellesley College Archives
Creator
O'Grady, Lorraine
Title
Papers of Lorraine O'Grady, 1952-2012
Date
1952-2012
ID
MSS.3
Extent
65 Linear feet(52 file boxes and 22 oversize boxes)
Abstract
This collection comprises the personal and professional papers of Lorraine O'Grady, Wellesley College Class of 1955, artist and writer, dating from 1952 to 2012. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, books, journals, and audiovisual materials.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Lorraine O'Grady, MSS.3, Wellesley College Archives.

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Biographical/Historical Note

Internationally recognized artist and writer, Lorraine O'Grady is best known for conceptual installation and performance art. Her 1980s performance as the persona Mlle Bourgeoise Noire won new acclaim in the landmark 2007 exhibition WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution. Her work has been in such exhibits as the Whitney Biennial and the Triennale de Paris.

O'Grady was born on September 21, 1934 in Boston. She was educated at the Girls' Latin School in Boston and graduated from Wellesley College in 1955 with a degree in economics and Spanish literature. She also attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop from 1965 to 1967 to pursue an MFA in fiction.

O'Grady pursued several career paths. From 1956 until the mid-1960s, she worked for the United States Government. She wrote studies on labor conditions in foreign countries during her time as a research economist at the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. She was a specialist in Cuba, Central America, and French-speaking African countries at the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence Research.

O'Grady was a translator and businesswoman. From 1968 to 1969, she managed the Mary Baldwin Translation Bureau. She then founded and ran the translation agency Freeman Associates, with top clients including Playboy Magazine and Encyclopedia Britannica. In 1989, she founded Urse Fraser Incorporated which held contracts with Citibank, among others.

During the 1970s, O'Grady also worked as a freelance journalist, writing music reviews for publications such as the Village Voice.

O'Grady did not come to art until the late 1970s. Her work includes both photograph installations and performances. She has also curated exhibitions and has written extensively about the art world in prominent journals. Major collections include Thomas Erben, Eileen Harris Norton and Peter Norton, the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Rose Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Harvard Art Museums.

She currently lives and works in New York City, represented by Alexander Gray Associates.

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Scope and Content

The collection documents Lorraine O'Grady's life and work, dating from 1952 to 2012. Records cover her education, art career, writings and other professional pursuits. Materials include correspondence, photographs, books, journals, and audiovisual recordings.

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Arrangement

The collection is divided into six series: I. Personal; II. Education; III. Art; IV. Professional (Non-Art); V. Writing; VI. Subject Files. Each series is further subdivided into subseries based on format or content.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Wellesley College Archives

Access

Some materials have been restricted. Access may require written permission.

Conditions Governing Use

Lorraine O'Grady has retained copyright in her papers.

Copyright in some papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright publishing quotations from any material in the collection.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Lorraine O'Grady, 2010-2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Jane A. Callahan, 2011-2012.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

The Smithsonian Archives of American Art conducted an interview in 2010 with Lorraine O'Grady as part of the oral history program. Also, the Getty Research Institute houses the records of the art collective the Guerrilla Girls. In the Wellesley College Archives, additional material may be found in the Records of the Class of 1955 and the Records of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Additional information is available through O'Grady's websites: http://lorraineogrady.com/ and http://lorraineogrady2.com/ .

Separated Material

Published materials, including books, magazines, and exhibition catalogs have been catalogued separately and may be found here: http://bit.ly/uGsXpO

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Keywords

Personal Name(s)

  • O'Grady, Lorraine

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Collection Inventory

I. Personal 

Scope and Content

The series includes correspondence identified as "personal" by O'Grady dating from 1961 to 1998, organized chronologically. Some of the correspondence had been organized in binders, an organization which has been retained in the refoldering process. The correspondents include family members and friends.
Title Box Folder
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1964-1969  1
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1970  1 1
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1970  1 2
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1970  1 3
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1971-1975  1
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1976-1977  1
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1979-1980  1 1
Personal Correspondence Binder I 1979-1980  1 2
Personal Correspondence Binder II  1 1
Personal Correspondence Binder II  1 2
Personal Correspondence Binder II  1 3
Personal Correspondence Binder II  1 4
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1961-1968  2
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1970-1975  2
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1976-1977  2
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1978  2 1
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1978  2 2
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1978  2 3
Personal Correspondence Binder II 1979  2
Personal Correspondence 1980  2
Personal Correspondence 1981  2 1
Personal Correspondence 1981  2 2
Personal Correspondence 1981-1982  2
Personal Correspondence 1982  2
Personal Correspondence 1983  2 1
Personal Correspondence 1983  2 2
Personal Correspondence 1988  2
Personal Correspondence 1984  3
Personal Correspondence 1985  3
Personal Correspondence 1986-1987  3
Personal Correspondence 1988-1989  3
Personal Correspondence 1990  3 1
Personal Correspondence 1990  3 2
Personal Correspondence 1991  3
Personal Correspondence 1992  4
Personal Correspondence 1992  4
Personal Correspondence 1993  4
Personal Correspondence 1994  4
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  4 1
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  4 2
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  4 3
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  5 4
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  5 5
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  5 6
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  5 7
Personal Correspondence 1993-1998  5 8
Personal Correspondence 1997-1998  5 1
Personal Correspondence 1997-1998  5 2
Personal Correspondence 1997-1998  5 3
Personal Correspondence 1997-1998  5 4
Personal Correspondence 1997-1998  5 5

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II. Education 

Scope and Content

This series documents O'Grady's years at the Girls' Latin School in Boston, Wellesley College, Brooklyn College, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Materials included schoolwork, administrative records, and correspondence relating to 50th reunion planning at the Girls' Latin School.
Title Box Folder
Girls Latin School 1991-2000  6 1
Girls Latin School 1991-2000  6 2
Wellesley College: School work 1952, 1955  6
Wellesley College: Class of 1955  6
Iowa Writers' Workshop 1983-1986  6
Brooklyn College. City University of New York: School work 1985  6

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III. Art 

Scope and Content

This series documents O'Grady's art career primarily through articles and interview about her work, exhibition records, performance materials and documents, and correspondence, dating from 1978 to 2012. Also covered is O'Grady's work with organizations such as the Guerrilla Girls and the Women's Action Coalition (WAC), as well as her participation in lectures, panels, and residencies.
A. General 

Scope and Content

This subseries includes artist statements, slide presentations, interviews, and articles concerning O'Grady's art career and projects. These materials date from 1988 to 2011 and are organized chronologically following general folders.
Title Box Folder
Artist Statements  7 1
Artist Statements  7 2
Artist Statements  7 3
Presentation Booklets, Alexander Gray Associates  Oversize 2
Press Quotes  7
Slide Binder  Oversize 1  
Slide Descriptions  7 1
Slide Descriptions  7 2
Slide Descriptions  7 3
Slide Descriptions  7 4
Slide Descriptions  7 5
Visual Art/Writing 1991-1998  7 1
Visual Art/Writing 1991-1998  7 2
Visual Art/Writing 1991-1998  7 3
Evans, Agana. "Lorraine O'Grady: Between the Boundaries of Performance Theory."  7
Lowery Stokes Sims, "Aspects of Performance in the Work of Black American Women Artists." in Arlene Raven, Cassandra L. Langer, and Joanna Frueh, Feminist Art Criticism: An Anthology [1988] 1988  7
Calvin Reid, "A West Indian Yankee in Queen Nefertiti's Court," in Adrian Piper, ed. New Observations #97. COLOR [September/October 1993]  7
Roberta Smith, "Jocelyn Taylor," Art in Review. New York Times [February 16, 1994] 1994  7
Norma Broude and Mary Garrand, eds. "The Power of Feminist Art." [1994] 1994  7
Laura Cottingham. "How Many 'Bad' Feminists Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb" [1994] 1994  7
Gene A. Mittler, "Artists Bridging Cultures: Lorraine O'Grady," Art in Focus [1994] 1994  7
Jacki Apple, "Performance Art is Dead! Long Live Performance Art." High Performance #66 [Summer 1994] 1994  7
Anastasia Aukeman, "Lorraine O'Grady at Thomas Erben," Art in America [July 1994] 1994  7
Jeffrey Slonim's Whitney Watch. Artforum [March 1995] 1995  Oversize 3
Cottingham, Laura, "Not for Sale: Feminism and Art in the USA during the 1970's," Video essay [1995] 1995  7
M. Franklin Sirmans, "Jocelyn Taylor." Artnews [May 1996] 1996  7
"Artist as Art Critic: Conceptualist Lorraine O'Grady." Interview by Theo Davis, in Sojourner: The Women's Forum [November 1996] 1996  8 1
"Artist as Art Critic: Conceptualist Lorraine O'Grady." Interview by Theo Davis, in Sojourner: The Women's Forum [November 1996] 1996  8 2
"Artist as Art Critic: Conceptualist Lorraine O'Grady." Interview by Theo Davis, in Sojourner: The Women's Forum [November 1996] 1996  8 3
"Lorraine O'Grady: Artist and Art Critic." Interview by Laura Cottingham, in Artist and Influence [1996]  8 1
"Lorraine O'Grady: Artist and Art Critic," Interview by Laura Cottingham, in Artist and Influence [1996] 1996  8 2
Roselee Goldberg, "Performance: Live Art Since the 60's." [1998] 1998  8
Interview by Courtney Baker 1998  8
Yasmin Ramirez, "Lorraine O'Grady at Thomas Erben," Art in America [May 1999] 1999  8 1
Yasmin Ramirez, "Lorraine O'Grady at Thomas Erben," Art in America [May 1999]  Oversize 3 2
Amelia Jones, "Beauty Discourse and the Logic of Aesthetics," X-tra [Spring 1999] 1999  8
Kymberly N. Pinder, "Biraciality and Nationhood in Lorraine O'Grady's 'The Clearing: or Cortez and La Malinche, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, N. and Me'" College Art Association Conference [1999] 1999  8
Ella Shohat, ed. "Talking Visions: Multicultural Feminism in the Age of Globalization." MIT Press and the New Museum [1999] 1999  8
Daryl Chin, "Show Cause: Unconscious Partisanship in the History of Performance Art." CAA Art Journal [Spring 2000] 2000  8
Kimberly N. Pinder, "Biraciality and Nationhood in Contemporary American Art." Third Text [Winter 2000] 2000  8
Le Tigre (Kathleen Hanna, Sadie Benning, and Johanna Fateman), "Hot Topic." Le Tigre Debut Album [2000] 2000  8
Carla Williams, "Recent Black Photographers," Photopoint Magazine [January 17, 2001] 2001  8
Lucy R. Lippard. "Lligams Estrets, Espais Separats: l'Art Multicultural en un Moment Decisin." Nexus [July 2001] 2001  8
Interview by Linda Montano, in "Performance Artists Talking in the Eighties: Sex, Food, Money/Fame, Ritual/Death." [2001] 2001  8
Cady Neland, "Artists Curate: Black at You." Artforum, [Jan. 2002]  Oversize 3 1
Cady Neland, "Artists Curate: Black at You." Artforum, [Jan. 2002]  Oversize 3 2
Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechoki, "Two Girls Working." Trappings: Stories of Women, Power, and Clothing [2007] 2007  8
Nick Mausse, "The Poem Will Resemble You: The Art of Lorraine O'Grady." Artforum [May 2009]  Oversize 3 1
Nick Mausse, "The Poem Will Resemble You: The Art of Lorraine O'Grady." Artforum [May 2009]  Oversize 3 2
Lorraine O'Grady, "Four Diptychs." Petunia [May 2010]  Oversize 2
Mousse Magazine [Summer 2010]  Oversize 3 1
Mousse Magazine [Summer 2010]  Oversize 3 2
Andil Gosin, "Lorraine O'Grady's Landscape." ARC: Art, Recognition, Culture [Jan. 2011]  Oversize 2
Julie Boukobza, "A View of the New York Art Scene." Art Press [March 2011]  Oversize 2
B. Performances 

Scope and Content

This subseries comprises scripts, planning materials, publicity, photographs, and audiovisual materials related to performance art projects dating from 1978 to 1997. The material is organized alphabetically by project.

See also V. Writing A. Autobiographical for related source material concerning the Dual Soul and Indivisible Landscapes. See also II. Art C. Exhibitions for related materials on Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline installations.
Title Box Folder
Lorraine O'Grady. Performances. Binder. 1980-1983  9 1
Lorraine O'Grady. Performances. Binder. 1980-1983  9 2
Performance Correspondence 1981-1985  9
Crow Jean  9
Dual Soul 1979-1980  9
Dual Soul. Come Into Me, You 1979-1980  9
Dual Soul. Come Into Me, You. Notecards  Oversize 4
Dual Soul. Divine Twins 1979-1980  9
Dual Soul. Divine Twins. Journal, Film, Performance 1978  Oversize 5 1
Dual Soul. Divine Twins. Journal, Performance 1979  Oversize 5 2
Dual Soul. Divine Twins. Journal, Film, Performance  Oversize 5 3
Dual Soul. Divine Twins. Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline. Journal, Film 1980  Oversize 6 [4]
Dual Soul. Divine Twins. Journal, Film 1980  Oversize 5 5
Franklin Furnace, NYC. "Fly By Night." Performance [February 10, 1983] 1983  9 1
Franklin Furnace, NYC. "Fly By Night." Performance [February 10, 1983] 1983  9 2
Indivisible Landscapes 1981  9
Indivisible Landscapes. Deserts. 1980  9
Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire 1955, 1980-1984  10 1
Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire 1955, 1980-1984  10 2
Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire 1955, 1980-1984  10 3
Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire 1955, 1980-1984  10 4
Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire 1955, 1980-1984  10 5
Just Above Midtown Gallery, NYC. "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Goes to JAM." Guerilla Performance [June 5, 1980] 1980  10

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 7.
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum." Guerilla Performance [September 18, 1981] 1981  10 1
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum." Guerilla Performance [September 18, 1981] 1981  10 2
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum." Guerilla Performance [September 18, 1981] 1981  10 3
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "Mlle Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum." Guerilla Performance [September 18, 1981] 1981  10 4

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 10.
Afro American Day Parade, Harlem, USA. "Art is...A Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Event." [September 18, 1983] 1983  10

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 7.
Afro American Day Parade, Harlem, USA. "Art is...A Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire Event." [September 11, 1983] Original Xerox Portfolio 1983  10
Art on Parade. Journal 1982   Oversize 7
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  10 1
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  10 2
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  10 3
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  11 4
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  11 5
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  11 6
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline.  11 7
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline. College Art Association Art Journal [Winter 1997]  11

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 7.
Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline. Journal 1980  Oversize 7
Just Above Midtown Gallery, NYC. "Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline." Performance [October 31, 1980] 1980  11 1
Just Above Midtown Gallery, NYC. "Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline." Performance [October 31, 1980] 1980  11 2
Elizabeth Irwin High School, NYC. "Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline." Acting Out: The First Political Performance Art Series. [March 6-7, 1981] 1981  11
Feminist Art Institute, NYC. "Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline." Performance [November 20, 1981] 1981  11
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. "Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline." Performance [March 11, 1982] 1982  11

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 7.
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Peformance [August 18, 1982] 1982  11 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 7.
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Performance [August 18, 1982] 1982  12 2
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Performance [August 18, 1982] 1982  12 3
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Performance [August 18, 1982] Color Xeroxes 1982  12
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Performance [August 18, 1982] Original Xerox Portfolio 1982  12
Central Park, NYC. "Rivers, First Draft." Performance [August 18, 1982] Work Materials 1982  12
Rosie O'Grady's Pub, NYC. "Sweet Rosie O'Grady." Private Guerilla Performance [May 17, 1980] 1980  12
C. Exhibitions 

Scope and Content

This subseries comprises materials related to solo, group, and curated shows, organized chronologically by opening date, 1983 to 2011. Material regarding specific pieces and projects which relate to multiple exhibitions are organized alphabetically by project name at the beginning of the series. Materials include correspondence, exhibition proposals, planning materials, checklists, loan forms, press releases, clippings, invitations, photographs, slides, and some exhibition catalogues. Larger catalogues have been removed and catalogued separately. Exhibition files also include information regarding related lectures and gallery talks when appropriate.
Title Box Volume
BodyGround Series. Journal 1990-1991  Oversize 10
BodyGround Series. Photographs  Oversize 11
BodyGround Series. Photographs. Body parts, portraits, and backgrounds  Oversize 11
BodyGround Series. Photographs. Montage Finals, Base Images  Oversize 11
BodyGround Series. Photographs. Polaroids of finished pieces  Oversize 12
BodyGround Series. Photographs. Shoot It, Clearing, Dracula  Oversize 11
BodyGround Series. Reference. Fir tree image research and source material  Oversize 10
BodyGround Series. Reference. Headlines for Chaos Collage  Oversize 10
BodyGround Series. Reference. Jesse Jackson xeroxes  Oversize 10
Miscegenated Family Album  12
Independence Bank, Chicago, IL. Commercial Project for Black-Owned Bank. [1983] (Curatorial) 1983  12
Independence Bank, Chicago, IL. Commercial Project for Black-Owned Bank. Journal 1983  Oversize 6
Kenkeleba Gallery, NYC. "The Black and White Show." [April 22-May 22, 1983] (Curatorial) 1983  12 1
Kenkeleba Gallery, NYC. "The Black and White Show." [April 22-May 22, 1983] (Curatorial) 1983  12 2
Kenkeleba Gallery, NYC. "The Black and White Show." [April 22-May 22, 1983] (Curatorial) 1983  12 3
Kenkeleba Gallery, NYC. "The Black and White Show." [April 22-May 22, 1983] (Curatorial) 1983  12 4
Kenkeleba Gallery, NYC. "The Black and White Show." Journal 1983  Oversize 13
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. "Art As A Verb: The Evolving Continuum." [March 6-April 16, 1989] (Group) 1989  12 1
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. "Art As A Verb: The Evolving Continuum." [March 6-April 16 ,1989] (Group) 1989  13 2
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. "Art As A Verb: The Evolving Continuum." [March 6-April 16, 1989] (Group) 1989  13 3
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. "Art As A Verb: The Evolving Continuum." [March 6-April 16, 1989] (Group) 1989  13 4

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 13.
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 13.
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 2
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 3
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 4
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 5
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  13 6
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." [January 21-February 22, 1991] (Solo) 1991  Oversize 10 7
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." Journal 1990-1991  Oversize 6
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." Opening negatives and contact sheets 1991  Oversize 11
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." Photographs, discards  Oversize 11
INTAR Gallery, NYC. "Critical Interventions: Photomontages." Polaroid worksheets for BodyGround INTAR Montages 1990-1991  13

Loose Polaroids moved to Oversize Box 12.
Bronx Museum/PaineWebber Gallery, Midtown Manhattan, NYC. "Revealing the Self: Portraits by Twelve Contemporary Artists." [1992] (Group) 1992  13
The Palace Theatre, Stamford, CT. "Bluebeard: The Exhibition." [1993] (Group) 1993  13
Richard Anderson Gallery, NYC. "Songs of Retribution." [January 15-February 11, 1993] (Group) 1993  13
David Zwirner Gallery and Simon Watson/The Contemporary, NYC. "Coming to Power: 25 Years of Sexually X-plicit Art by Women." [May 1, 1993-June 12, 1994] (Group) 1993-1994  13
Westbeth Gallery, NYC. "The Nude: Return to the Source." [July 31-August 29, 1993] (Group) 1993  13
Printed Matter at DIA Center for the Arts, NYC. "Color." [October 5-30, 1993] (Group) 1993  13
Southern Illinois University, Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst, IL. "International Critics' Choice." [October 9-November 28, 1993] (Group) 1993  13
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC. "Personal Narratives: Women Photographers of Color." [October 23, 1993-January 2, 1994] (Group) 1993-1994  13 1
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC. "Personal Narratives: Women Photographers of Color." [October 23, 1993-January 2, 1994] (Group) 1993-1994  13 2
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC. "Personal Narratives: Women Photographers of Color." [October 23, 1993-January 2, 1994] (Group) 1993-1994  14 3
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC. "Personal Narratives: Women Photographers of Color." [October 23, 1993-January 2, 1994] (Group) 1993-1994  19 4
Thomas Erben Gallery, NYC. "Photo Images: 1980-1991." [November 4-December 4, 1993] (Solo) 1993  14
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, NYC. "Open Studios." [December 10, 1993] (Group) 1993  14
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. "Outside the Frame: Performance & The Object." [February 6-June 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 1
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. "Outside the Frame: Performance & The Object." [February 6-June 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 2
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, NYC. "Open Studios." [April 22, 1994] (Group) 1994  14
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "New Museum Benefits Auction and Exhibition." [April 22, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 1
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "New Museum benefits Auction and Exhibition." [April 22, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 2
New Museum for Contemporary Art, NYC. "New Museum Benefits Auction and Exhibition." [April 22, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 3
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions). "Nor Here Neither There." [June 6-July 7, 1994] (Group) 1994  14
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "The Body As Measure." [September 6-December 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 1
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "The Body As Measure." [September 6-December 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 2
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "The Body As Measure." [September 6-December 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 3
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "The Body As Measure." [September 6-December 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 4
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "The Body As Measure." [September 6-December 18, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 5
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA. "Face-Off: The Portrait in Recent Art." [September 9-October 30, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 1
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA. "Face-Off: The Portrait in Recent Art." [September 9-October 30, 1994] (Group) 1994  14 2
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  14 1
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  14 2
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 3
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 4
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 5
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 6
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 7
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT. "Lorraine O'Grady/Matrix 127." [May 21-August 20, 1995] (Solo) 1995  15 8
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. "Face-Foward: Contemporary Self-Portraiture." [May 27-August 28, 1995] (Group) 1995  15
The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. "A Range of Views: New Bunting Fellows in the Visual Arts." [September 29-October 20, 1995] (Group) 1995  15
Archibald Arts, NYC. "Notations on Africanism." [October 6-November 17, 1995] (Group) 1995  15
The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. "Lorraine O'Grady: The Secret History." [1996] (Solo) 1996  15 1
The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. "Lorraine O'Grady: The Secret History." [1996] (Solo) 1996  15 2
Armand Hammer Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. "Sexual Politics: Judy Chicago's Dinner Party in Feminist History." [April 24-August 18, 1996] (Group) 1996  15 1
Armand Hammer Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. "Sexual Politics: Judy Chicago's Dinner Party in Feminist History." [April 24-August 18, 1996] (Group) 1996  15 2
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humleback, Denmark. "NowHere." [May 15-September 8, 1996] (Group) 1996  16 1
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humleback, Denmark. "NowHere." [May 15- September 8, 1996] (Group) 1996  16 2
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humleback, Denmark. "NowHere." [May 15- September 8, 1996] (Group) 1996  16 3
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 1
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 2
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 3
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 4
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 5
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 6
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA. "New Histories." [October 23, 1996-January 5, 1997] (Group) 1996-1997  16 7
Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. "Laughter Ten Years After." [October 31-December 9, 1996] (Group) 1996  16
San Diego State University, University Art Gallery, San Diego, CA. "Composite Persona." [February 8-March 15, 1997] (Group) 1997  16
Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY. "The Gaze." [March 6-April 14, 1997] (Group) 1997  16 1
Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY. "The Gaze." [March 6-April 14, 1997] (Group) 1997  16 2
Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. "Vraiment: Feminisme et Art." [April 6-May 25, 1997] (Group) 1997  16 1
Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. "Vraiment: Feminisme et Art." [April 6-May 25, 1997] (Group) 1997  16 2
International Center of Photography, NYC. "Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Avon Collection." [September 12-November 13, 1997] (Group) 1997  17
International Center of Photography, NYC. "Eye of the Beholder: Photographs from the Avon Collection." [September 12-November 13, 1997] (Group) 1997  17 2
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. "Identity Crisis: Self Portraiture at the End of the Century." [September 12-November 16, 1997] (Group) 1997  17
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. "Sexing Myths: Representing Sexuality in African American Art." [January 23-March 4, 1998] 1998  17
1 Central Park West 45C, NYC. "The Initial Installation, May 1998." [1998] (Group)  17
Thomas Erben Gallery, NYC. "Studies for Flowers of Evil and Good." [September 12-October 31, 1998] (Solo) 1998  17 1
Thomas Erben Gallery, NYC. "Studies for Flowers of Evil and Good." [September 12-October 31, 1998] (Solo) 1998  17 2
Abraham Lubelsky Gallery, NYC. "Re: Duchamp/Contemporary Artists Respond to Marcel Duchamp's Influence." [November 24-December 12, 1998] (Group) 1998  17 1
Abraham Lubelsky Gallery, NYC. "Re: Duchamp/Contemporary Artists Respond to Marcel Duchamp's Influence." [November 24-December 12, 1998] (Group) 1998  17 2
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. "Re/Righting History: Counternarratives by Contemporary African-American Artists." [March 14-May 16, 1999] (Group) 1999  17
Galerie, Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria. "Lorraine O'Grady/New Histories." [August 19-September 20, 1999] (Solo) 1999  17
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. "Deja Vu: Reworking the Past." [January 16-April 2, 2000] (Group) 2000  17
Torch Gallery, Amsterdam. "Blondies and Brownies." [February-March, 2000] (Group) 2000  17
Aktionsforum, Praterinsel, Munich. "Blondies and Brownies." [March 17-April 21, 2001] (Group) 2001  17
La Criee Centre d'Art Contemoprain, Rennes, France. "Love Supreme." [March 30-May 26, 2001] (Group) 2001  17
Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles. "African American Artists in Los Angeles, A Survey Exhibition: Part One, Fade (1990-2003)." [January 17-February 28, 2004] (Group) 2004  17  
Daniel Reich Gallery Temporary Space at the Chelsea Hotel, NYC. "Between the Lines." [March 5, April 7, 2006] (Group) 2006  17
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [March 4-July 16, 2007] (Group) 2007  18 1

Oversize material move to Oversize Box 13 and 14.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [March 4-July 16, 2007] (Group)  18 2
Galerie Lelong, NYC. "Role Play: Feminist Art Revisited 1960-1980." [March 15-April 28, 2007] (Group) 2007  18
Artpace, San Antonio, TX. "New Works: 07.2." [July 12-September 9, 2007] (Solo) 2007  18 1
Artpace, San Antonio, TX. "New Works: 07.2." [July 12-September 9, 2007] (Solo) 2007  18 2
MoMA/P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [February 17-May 12, 2008] 2008  18  

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 14.
Alexander Gray Associates, NYC. "Miscegenated Family Album." [September 10-October 11, 2008]. (Solo) 2008  Oversize 14
Nation Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [September 21-December 16, 2007] (Group) 2007  18
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [October 4, 2008-January 11, 2009] 2008-2009  18 1
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution." [October 4, 2008-January 11, 2009] 2008-2009  18 2
Akedemie der Kurste, Berlin. "re.act.feminism-performance art of the 1960s + 70s today." [December 13, 2008-February 8, 2009] (Group) 2008-2009  18 1
Akedemie der Kurste, Berlin. "re.act.feminism-performance art of the 1960s + 70s today." [December 13, 2008-February 8, 2009] (Group) 2008-2009  18 2
Akedemie der Kurste, Berlin. "re.act.feminism-performance art of the 1960s + 70s today." [December 13, 2008-February 8, 2009] (Group) 2008-2009  18 3
Akedemie der Kurste, Berlin. "re.act.feminism-performance art of the 1960s + 70s today." [December 13, 2008-February 8, 2009] (Group) 2008-2009  19 4
Spelman College Musuem of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA. "Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities." [September 10-December 5, 2009] (Group) 2009  18
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. "2010: Whitney Biennial." [February 25-May 30, 2010] (Group) 2010  18 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 13.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. "2010: Whitney Biennial." [February 25-May 30, 2010] (Group) 2010  Oversize 14 2
Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland. "Strange Comfort (Afforded by the Profession)." [June 13-August 22, 2010] (Group) 2010  18
Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL. Art Video, "Landscape" Program [December 1-4, 2011] 2011  18
SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM . "Agitated Histories." [October 22, 2011-January 15, 2012] (Group) 2012  51
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY. "Shift: Projects | Perspectives | Directions." [March 29-May 27, 2012] (Group) 2012  51
D. Activism 

Scope and Content

This subseries documents O'Grady's work with organizations which raise awareness about issues surrounding the art field, such as the Guerrilla Girls and the Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Also included are planning materials for a proposed conference entitled "African American Visual Arts Conference: Dialogues towards the Future." Included are project materials, correspondence, and newsletters. Materials are organized alphabetically by organization name or project.

See also V. Writing C. On Art for an article written by O'Grady about WAC.
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African American Visual Arts Conference: Dialogues Toward the Future  20
African American Visual Arts Conference. Background Materials  20 1
African American Visual Arts Conference. Background Materials  20 2
African American Visual Arts Conference. Background Materials  20 3
African American Visual Arts Conference. Bibliographies  20
African American Visual Arts Conference. Correspondence 1992-1994  20 1
African American Visual Arts Conference. Correspondence 1992-1994  20 2
African American Visual Arts Conference. Correspondence 1992-1994  20 3
African American Visual Arts Conference. Correspondence 1992-1994  20 4
African American Visual Arts Conference. Initial Issues Agenda  20 1
African American Visual Arts Conference. Initial Issues Agenda  20 2
African American Visual Arts Conference. Initial Issues Agenda  20 3
African American Visual Arts Conference. Initial Issues Agenda  20 4
African American Visual Arts Conference. Initial Issues Agenda  20 5
African American Visual Arts Conference. Notes  20
Entitled: Black Women Artists  20 1
Entitled: Black Women Artists  20 2
Fantastic Coalition  20 1
Fantastic Coalition  20 2
Fantastic Coalition  21 3
Fantastic Coalition  21 4
Fantastic Coalition  21 5
Heresies  21
Guerrilla Girls  21
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 1
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 2
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 3
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 4
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 5
Guerrilla Girls 1993-1994  21 6
Guerrilla Girls 1997-1999  21 1
Guerrilla Girls 1997-1999  21 2
Guerrilla Girls 1997-1999  21 3
Guerrilla Girls 1997-1999  21 4
Guerrilla Girls 1997-1999  21 5
Guerrilla Girls. "Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls" 1995  21
Guerrilla Girls. Guerrilla Girls in the '90s  21
Guerrilla Girls. Guerrilla Girls Greatest Hits Postcards 1993  Oversize 15
Guerrilla Girls. Flannery O'Connor  22
Guerrilla Girls. Museum Data Sheets 1991-1994  22 1
Guerrilla Girls. Museum Data Sheets 1991-1994  22 2
Guerrilla Girls. Museum Data Sheets 1991-1994  22 3
Guerrilla Girls. Museum Data Sheets 1991-1994  22 4
Guerrilla Girls. Retreat Committee  22 1
Guerrilla Girls. Retreat Committee  22 2
Guerrilla Girls. Tokenism  22 1
Guerrilla Girls. Tokenism  22 2
Guerrilla Girls. Tokenism  22 3
Guerrilla Girls. Tokenism  22 4
Guerrilla Girls. Tokenism  22 5
Guerrilla Girls. Video Introduction for Gigs February 1999  Oversize 22
Guerrilla Girls. World Art Correspondence 1994  22
Guerrilla Girls. World Art Magazine November 1993  Oversize 10
Guerrilla Girls. World Art Magazine November 1994  Oversize 10
Guerrilla Girls. World Art Magazine January 1995  Oversize 10
Women's Action Coalition (WAC)  22 1
Women's Action Coalition (WAC)  22 2
Women's Action Coalition (WAC)  22 3
Women's Action Coalition (WAC)  22 4
Women's Action Coalition (WAC)  22 5
Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Dildo used in demonstration at Pace Art Gallery, NYC  Oversize 15
Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Journal 1992   Oversize 6
Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Notecards  Oversize 4
Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Pin  Oversize 15
Women's Action Coalition (WAC). Signs  Oversize 16
E. Honors, Awards, and Residencies 

Scope and Content

This subseries contains application materials, administrative records, and planning materials related to honors and residencies awarded, as well as the resulting projects. The materials are organized chronologically and date from 1981 to 2011.
Title Box Folder
Applications and Proposals 1981-1982  23
Applications and Proposals 1983-1985  23
Applications and Proposals 1988-1991  23
Applications and Proposals 1994  23
Applications and Proposals 1995  23 1
Applications and Proposals 1995  23 2
Applications and Proposals 1996-1997  23
Applications and Proposals 1998  23
Applications and Proposals 1999  23
LINE. Project Grant 1982  23
Creative Artists Public Service Program (CAPS), New York State Council on the Arts. Fellowship 1983  23
National Endowment for the Arts. Emerging Artist Fellowship 1983  23
Art Matters Inc. Project Grant 1990  23
MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH. Funded Residency 1995  23
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA. Funded Residency 1995  23
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY. AT&T Funded Residency 1995  23
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College. Fellowship in Visual Art 1995-1996  24 1
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College. Fellowship in Visual Art 1995-1996  24 2
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College. Fellowship in Visual Art 1995-1996  24 3
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College. Fellowship in Visual Art 1995-1996  24 4
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1996-1998  24 1
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1996-1998  24 2
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1996-1998  24 3
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1996-1998  24 4
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1996-1998  24 5
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1997-1999  24 1
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1997-1999  24 2
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1997-1999  24 3
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-1999  24 1
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-1999  24 2
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-1999  24 3
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-1999  24 4
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-2000  24 1
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-2000  25 2
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-2000  25 3
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 1998-2000  25 4
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 2001  25
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School University. Senior Fellow 2006-2007  25
National Junior Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. NYC. Panelist, Category: Best of Show 1997  25
International Summer Academy of Fine Art, Salzburg, Austria. Resident Artist 1999  25 1
International Summer Academy of Fine Art, Salzburg, Austria. Resident Artist 1999  25 2
International Summer Academy of Fine Art, Salzburg, Austria. Resident Artist 1999  25 3
International Summer Academy of Fine Art, Salzburg, Austria. Resident Artist 1999  25 4
International Summer Academy of Fine Art, Salzburg, Austria. Resident Artist 1999  25 5
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grants Program. Photography Selection Panel 1999  25
Artpace. International Artist-in-Residence 2007  25
Anonymous Was A Woman 2008  25
United States Artists (USA) Fellowship 2011  Oversize 10
F. Lectures and Panels 

Scope and Content

This subseries contains lecture notes, scripts, slides, planning materials, and audiovisual materials related to speeches and talks given by O'Grady. Materials are organized chronologically by date of the event and date from 1980 to 2010.

See V. Writing C. On Art for lectures which relate to O'Grady's Olympia's Maid writings.
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Feminist Art Institute. "Greatness: A Feminist Reevaluation." Panel sponsored by the Coalition of Women's Art Organizations [November 14, 1980] 1980  25
Rice University, Stewart Art Gallery, Houston, TX. "The State of Art for Women in the '90s." [January 1992] 1992  25
Feminist Art and Art History Conference, Barnard College, NYC. "Radical (Re)Construction: Women Artists of Color Claiming Subjectivity [October 1992] 1989-1993  25
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Gallery Session (1 videocassette, 3 copies; 2 audiocassettes) October 19, 1994  Oversize 22  
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Public lecture and The Wellesley Round Table, "Diaspora and Hybridism: Paradigms for a Global 21st Century..." [October 20, 1994] 1994  26 1
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Public lecture and The Wellesley Round Table, "Diaspora and Hybridism: Paradigms for a Global 21st Century..." [October 20, 1994] 1994  26 2
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Public lecture and The Wellesley Round Table, "Diaspora and Hybridism: Paradigms for a Global 21st Century..." [October 20, 1994] 1994  26 3
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Public lecture and The Wellesley Round Table, "Diaspora and Hybridism: Paradigms for a Global 21st Century..." [October 20, 1994] 1994  26 4
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Public lecture and The Wellesley Round Table (1 videocassette, 3 copies; 1 audiocassette) October 20, 1994  Oversize 22  
College Art Association Annual Conference, NYC. Panelist: "The Kreole Abyss of Internationalism." [February 19, 1994] 1994  26
Museum of Modern Art, NYC. Conversations with Contemporary Artists. "Lorraine O'Grady: Some Thoughts on Diaspora and Hybridism." [October 28, 1994] 1994  26
Cooper Union School of the Arts, NYC. Visiting Artist Lecture Series. [December 5, 1994] 1994  26
Unidentified Symposium, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, c. 1995  26
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. Visiting Artists Program. Lecture [October 11, 1995] 1995  26
MIT, List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA. Panelist, "Muntadas Between the Frames: The Forum." [November 16, 1995] 1995  26 1
MIT, List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA. Panelist. "Muntadas Between the Frames: The Forum." [November 16, 1995] 1995  26 2
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA. UCI Chancellor's Lecture in Studio Art [November 6, 1996] 1996  26
Art In General, NYC. Panelist, "Contemporary Photography and the Family Image." [January 11, 1997] 1997  26
The New School, NYC. Panelist, "The Whitney Biennial: The Show Everyone Loves to Hate." With David A. Ross, Jan Avgikos, and Kenny Schacter. [March 31, 1997] 1997  26
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ. Visiting Artists Series. [November 19, 1997] 1997  26
University of California, Riverside. "Voices that Need to Be Heard." Lecture Series 1997  26
International Center of Photography, NYC. Lecture in the series, "Winter 1998: The Photographers." [April 1, 1998] 1998  26
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Visiting Artist Lecture. [March 23, 1999] 1999  27
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dean's Interdisciplinary Visiting Artist Lecture. [April 7, 1999] 1999  27
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME. Resident Artist lecture (1 videocassette, 2 copies; 1 compact disc, 3 copies) 1999  Oversize 22  
Colgate University, Laying Claim: (Re)Considering Artists of African Descent in the Americas. "Session 6 - Panel on Contemporary Art." [October 27, 2001] 2001  27
Gwangju Biennale, Korea. "Predicament of Place" Symposium. Panelist on "Beyond the Threshold" panel [May 24-25, 2002] 2002  27 1
Gwangju Biennale, Korea. "Predicament of Place" Symposium. Panelist on "Beyond the Threshold" panel [May 24-25, 2002] 2002  27 2
Los Angeles Country Museum of Art. "Animating Insights: A Conversation on the Work of William Kentridge." Panelist [September 14, 2002] 2002  27 1
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Animating Insights: A Conversation on the Work of William Kentridge." Panelist [September 14, 2002] 2002  27 2
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Animating Insights: A Conversation on the Work of William Kentridge." Panelist [September 14, 2002] 2002  27 3
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C, and the University of Maryland, Dept of Art History and Archaeology. "State of the Art: Feminist Art and History in the New Century," symposium. [November 15, 2002] 2002  27
University of Western Ontario, London, ON. "Visitors in the Arts Series." Visual Arts Department and Museum London, lecture and residency. [January 30, 2003] 2003  27
Duke University, Durham, NC, John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies. "Artists in Conversation at the Franklin Center." Lecture [February 17, 2003] 2003  19
University of California, Riverside. "Intersectional Feminisms: Addressing the State of Feminism in Cultural Practice and Theory Today," Symposium speaker [April 26-27, 2003] 2003  27 1
University of California, Riverside. "Intersectional Feminisms: Addressing the State of Feminism in Cultural Practice and Theory Today," Symposium speaker [April 26-27, 2003] 2003  27 2
Dorsky Projects/Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY. Panelist, "Time, Loss, and the Ephemeral." 2007  27
"Feminism and Art: the Horizon and Beyond (Short Term/Long View) November 2-4, 2007  27
Georgia O'Keefe Museum Research Center. The 1980s: A Virtual Discussion. Online symposium vis extended posts. [October 31-November 13, 2007] 2007  27
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Skowhegan, ME. SkowheganTALKS: Lorraine O'Grady and LaToya Ruby Frazier. [October 22, 2008] 2008  27
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Skowhegan, ME. SkowheganTALKS: Lorraine O'Grady and LaToya Ruby Frazier, October 22, 2008   (2 compact discs) Oversize 22
Museum of Modern Art, NYC. "Conversations: Among Friends." Featuring Sandford Biggers, Lorraine O'Grady, and RoseLee Goldberg. March 30, 2010  27
Columbia College, Chicago. Co-presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Lecture, "Rights, Radicals, and Revolutions," 2012  51
G. Correspondence 

Scope and Content

This subseries comprises correspondence with museums, collectors, galleries, curators, artists, and other individuals associated with O'Grady's professional art career. The materials are organized alphabetically by the name of the individual, project, or institution. The general "Art Correspondence" files are organized chronologically.
Title Box Folder
Correspondence from the subject files  27
Art Correspondence 1991  27 1
Art Correspondence 1991  27 2
Art Correspondence 1991  28 3
Art Correspondence 1991  28 4
Art Correspondence 1992  28 1
Art Correspondence 1992  28 2
Art Correspondence 1992  28 3
Art Correspondence 1992  28 4
Art Correspondence 1992  28 5
Art Correspondence 1993  28 1
Art Correspondence 1993  28 2
Art Correspondence 1993  28 3
Art Correspondence 1993  28 4
Art Correspondence 1993  28 5
Art Correspondence 1993  28 6
Art Correspondence 1994  28 1
Art Correspondence 1994  28 2
Art Correspondence 1994  29 3
Art Correspondence 1994  29 4
Art Correspondence 1994  29 5
Art Correspondence 1994  29 6
Art Correspondence 1994  29 7
Art Correspondence 1995  29 1
Art Correspondence 1995  29 2
Art Correspondence 1995  29 3
Art Correspondence 1995  29 4
Art Correspondence 1995  29 5
Art Correspondence 1995  29 6
Art Correspondence 1995  29 7
Art Correspondence 1996  29 1
Art Correspondence 1996  29 2
Art Correspondence 1997  29 1
Art Correspondence 1997  30 2
Art Correspondence 1998  30
Art Correspondence 2000  30
Art Correspondence 2000-2002  30
Allen, Candace (Candy) 1982-1983  30 1
Allen, Candace (Candy) 1982-1983  30 2
Allen, Candace (Candy) 1982-1983  30 3
Allen, Candace (Candy) 1982-1983  30 4
Allen, Candace (Candy) 1982-1983  30 5
Anonymous Was A Woman 1996-1997  30
Artists Space 1995  30
Art Kiosk, Brussels 1996-1997  19
Baker, Courtney 1996-1997  30
Brody, Jennifer DeVere 1996  30
Brooklyn Museum 1994  30
Cameron, Dan 1997  30
Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1979-1982  30
Deitch, Jeffrey 1994  30
Displaced Data 1997  19
Feldman, Ronald 1994-1997  31
Franklin Furnace 1988-1999  31
Freeman, Annie 1999  31
Giuliano, Charles 1995-1996  31
Grand Street Magazine 1997  31
Grey Art Gallery, NYU 1994  31
Hannibal, Mary Ellen 1981-1991  31 1
Hannibal, Mary Ellen 1981-1991  31 2
Hannibal, Mary Ellen 1981-1991  31 3
Hannibal, Mary Ellen 1981-1991  31 4
Harcourt College Publishers 2000  31
Higonnet, Anne 1996-1997  31
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1997-1998  31
Klein, Michael 1994  31
Lippard, Lucy 1980-1990  31
New Museum of Contemporary Art 1998  31
Norton, Peter and Eileen 1994-1995  31 1
Norton, Peter and Eileen 1994-1995  31 2
Norton, Peter and Eileen 1994-1995  31 3
Partners in Art, Toronto 2006  31
Piper, Adrian 1980-1998  31 1
Piper, Adrian 1980-1998  31 2
Reid, Calvin 1991  32
Schultheis, Alexandra 1998  32
Stiles, Kristine 1998  32
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 1
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 2
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 3
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 4
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 5
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 6
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 7
Sur Rodney (Sur) 1991-2000  32 8
Thames and Hudson  32
Thomas Erben Gallery  32 1
Thomas Erben Gallery  32 2
Thomas Erben Gallery  32 3
Thread Waxing Space 1995  33
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1996  33
University of Southern Florida 1983  33
Wellesley College  33
Williams, Adriana  33 1
Williams, Adriana  33 2

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IV. Professional (non-Art) 

Scope and Content

This series documents O'Grady's professional pursuits outside of her art career. In addition to general employment information such as resumes, the series documents her work as a government employee, a translator, a teacher, and an assistant to Rev. Jesse Jackson, dating from 1956 to 1999.

See V. Writing D. Journalism for material on O'Grady's career as a freelance journalist.
A. General 
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Resumes and Curricula Vitae 1974-1992  33
Resumes and Curricula Vitae 1993-1997  33
B. Government Work 
Title Box Folder
Freedom of Information Act Request 1956-1980  33 1
Freedom of Information Act Request 1956-1980  33 2
Freedom of Information Act Request 1956-1980  33 3
Freedom of Information Act Request 1956-1980  33 4
Freedom of Information Act Request 1956-1980  33 5
"Foreign Labor Information: Labor in Argentina." [June 1959] 1959  33
"Foreign Labor Information: Labor in Uruguay." [June 1959] 1959  33
"Labor in the Sudan." [February 1961] 1961  33
"Policy Research Study: U.S. Government Exchange and Training Programs for Foreign Women." [December 1963] 1963  33
C. Translation 
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Translation Recommendations 1967-1981  34
Translators Associations 1977-1981  34
Encyclopedia Britannica 1970-1972  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. Abd-el-Kader  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. History of Syria and Palestine  34 1
Encyclopedia Britannica. History of Syria and Palestine  34 2
Encyclopedia Britannica. Philip the Magnanimous  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. Paraguay River  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. Sergipe  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. Theodosius the Great  34
Encyclopedia Britannica. X-RAYS  34
Donoso, Jose. "Este Domingo" (This Sunday) 1966-1967  34
Lui. "Amours, Castanets, and Franco," by Jose Luis de Villallonga [November 1971] 1971  34 1
Lui. "Amours, Castanets, and Franco," by Jose Luis de Villallonga [November 1971] 1971  34 2
Lui. "Amours, Castanets, and Franco," by Jose Luis de Villallonga [November 1971] 1971  34 3
Lui. "L'as du strip Minute" (The Minute strip Ace), by Claude Klotz [March 1972] 1972  34 1
Lui. "L'as du strip Minute" (The Minute strip Ace), by Claude Klotz [March 1972] 1972  34 2
Playboy  34
Playboy. Ceremony on a Calm Morning  35
Playboy. Fellini  35
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Published English translation [1908]  35 1
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Published English translation [1908]  35 2
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Notes  35
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Notes 1970, undated  35
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Correspondence 1977-1981  35
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Research Materials 1976-1980  35
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Manuscript  35 1
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Manuscript  35 2
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Manuscript  35 3
"Thymian's Book: The Diary of a 19th Century Prostitute." Notecards  Oversize 15
Tristan Tzara's "The Approximate Man" 1980  36 1
Tristan Tzara's "The Approximate Man" 1980  36 2
Vicuna, Cecelia. Poems  36
D. Teaching 
Title Box Folder
Letters of Inquiry 1983, 1996  36
School of Visual Arts, NYC. Administrative information 1978-1998  36
School of Visual Arts, NYC. Contracts 1974-1994  36
School of Visual Arts, NYC. Students 1998, undated  36
School of Visual Arts, NYC. Syllabi and Course Information 1978-1994, undated  36 1
School of Visual Arts, NYC. Syllabi and Course Information 1978-1994, undated  19 2
School of Visual Arts, NYC. The Women's Committee 1974-1980  36
Brooklyn College. City University of New York 1984-1986  36 1
Brooklyn College. City University of New York 1984-1986  36 2
Brooklyn College. City University of New York  36 3
Brooklyn College. City University of New York. Evaluations 1984-1987  36
Skowhegan Art School, Skowhegan, ME. Resident Faculty and Artist 1998-1999  36 1
Skowhegan Art School, Skowhegan, ME. Resident Faculty and Artist 1998-1999  36 2
Skowhegan Art School, Skowhegan, ME. Resident Faculty and Artist 1998-1999  36 3
University of California, Irvine  37 1
University of California, Irvine.  37 2
University of California, Irvine.  37 3
E. Miscellaneous 
Title Box Folder
Operation Breadbasket 1967-1968  37

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V. Writing 

Scope and Content

This series documents O'Grady's writings including critical works on art, pieces written as a freelance journalist, fictional works, as well as diaries and journals. Materials date from 1969 to 1998.

Some materials are closed to researchers.
A. Autobiographical 

Scope and Content

This subseries comprises autobiographical writings such as dream diaries and day journals, as well as creative projects resulting from these diaries. In addition to dream diaries, materials include drafts of an autobiography, as well as letters from individuals who read the manuscript. Materials are organized chronologically by project and date from 1969 to 1982.

See also III. Art B. Performances for performance projects resulting from day journals and dream diaries.
Title Box Folder
You, Me. Early draft materials  37 1
You, Me. Early draft materials  37 2
You, Me. Early draft materials  37 3
You, Me. Early draft materials  37 4
You, Me. Early draft materials. Discards  37
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1969  37 1
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1969  37 2
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1969  38 3
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1969  38 4
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1969  38 5
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1971  38 1
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1971  38 2
You, Me: An Autobiography, draft 1971  38 3
You/Me  38 1
You/Me  38 2
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 1. 1979-1980  38 1
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 1. 1979-1980  38 2
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 2 [February 24-September 5, 1981] 1981  38 1
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 2 [February 24-September 5, 1981] 1981  38 2
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 3. [September 16, 1981-November 14, 1982] 1981-1982  38
On the Rim. Day Journal, Book 3. [September 16, 1981-November 14, 1982] 1981-1982  39 2
On the Rim. Appendix A. The Dual Soul  39
On the Rim. Appendix B. Cutting out the New York Times  39
On the Rim. Appendix C. Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline  39
On the Rim. Appendix D. Response to a First Reading of Book 1  39
On the Rim. Appendix E. YOU/ME  39
On the Rim. Appendix F. Black Dreams  39
On the Rim. Appendix G. Three Statements  39
On the Rim. Responses and Reactions 1981-1984  39
Dreams [December 4, 1978-July 3, 1981] 1978-1981  39 1
Dreams [December 4, 1978-July 3, 1981] 1978-1981  39 2
Dreams [July 6-October 18, 1981] 1981  39 1
Dreams [July 6-October 18, 1981] 1981  39 2
Dreams [October 23-December 6, 1981] 1981  39
Dreams [December 11, 1981-April 7, 1982] 1981-1982  39
Dreams [July 9, 1982-July 25, 1983] 1982-1983  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] 1979-1981  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] Revised 1979-1981  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] Modes of Being 1981-1982  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] Art Directions 1981-1982  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] Mental Landscapes 1981-1982  39
Dream Categories [1979-1981] Relationships 1981-1982  39
Modes of Being. Dream Journal, Book 1, Blackness 1981-1982  40
Modes of Being, Dream Journal, Book 1, Anima. 1981-1982  40
Modes of Being. Dream Journal, Book 1, Art. 1981-1982  40
Inner Tasks. Dream Journal, Book 2, Journeys. 1981-1982  40
Inner Tasks. Dream Journal, Book 2, Doubles. 1981-1982  40
Inner Tasks. Dream Journal, Book 2, Family/Relations. 1981-1982  40
Archetype: The Mother. Dream Journal, Book 3, The Child. 1981-1982  40
Archetype: The Mother. Dream Journal, Book 3, The Mother. 1981-1982  40
Restricted. Archetype: The Mother. Dream Journal, Book 3, Guy. 1981-1982  52

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Dream Journal, Appendix I. Letter to June. 1981-1982  40
Dream Journal. Appendix II. Black Dreams. 1981-1982  40
"Black Dreams." Essay, in Heresies #15: Racism is the Issue [Fall 1982] 1982  40

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 19.
The River Dreams (plus)  40
The Cave Dreams  40
The Desert Dreams  40
Patagonia Dreams/Boots  40 1
Patagonia Dreams/Boots  40 2
Patagonia Dreams/Boots  40 3
Patagonia Dreams/Boots  40 4
Workplan for "Indivisible Landscapes"  40
B. Journals 

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this subseries are currently closed.

Scope and Content

This subseries contains the journals and loose journal entries, not connected with the On the Rim project, dream diaries, or not identified as belonging to a particular exhibition or project. They are organized chronologically and date from 1982 to 1996.
Title Box Volume
Restricted: Journal, September 15-December 17, 1982  Oversize 17

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Restricted: Journal, December 18, 1982-March 22, 1983  Oversize 17

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Restricted: Journal, March 11-June 9, 1984  Oversize 17

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Restricted: Journal, Fiction, 1986-1988  Oversize 18

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Restricted: Journal Entries, April 17-June 22, 1986  52

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Restricted: Journal Entries, June 22-August 14, 1986  52

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Restricted: Journal Entries, December 26, 1986-February 22, 1987  52

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Restricted: Journal, 1986-1987, 1992-1993  Oversize 21

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Restricted: Journal Entries, August 22, 1987-September 22, 1989  52

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Restricted: Journal, Art/Career, 1987-1990  Oversize 18

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Restricted: Journal, Time 1990-1991  Oversize 18

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 1

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 2

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 3

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 4

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 5

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Restricted: Journal Entries, "Thinking about Subjectivity"  52 6

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Restricted: Journal, January 6-February 3, 1990  Oversize 19

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Restricted: Journal Entries, February-November 1990  52

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Restricted: Journal, Art, 1991-1995  Oversize 21

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Restricted: Journal, 1992, 2000  Oversize 21

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Restricted: Journal, July 22, 1995-August 25, 1997  Oversize 19

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Restricted: Journal, 1996  Oversize 8  

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C. On Art 

Scope and Content

This subseries documents O'Grady's writing on art, organized chronologically by date of publication except for the Olympia Maid writings and lectures which are grouped together. Materials include drafts, notes, research materials, copies of articles, and correspondence with publishers. Materials date from 1992 to 1998.
Title Box Folder
"The Cave: Lorraine O'Grady on Black Women Film Directors." Artforum Magazine, [January 1992] 1992  41 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 20.
"The Cave: Lorraine O'Grady on Black Women Film Directors." Artforum Magazine, [January 1992] 1992  41 2
"The Cave: Lorraine O'Grady on Black Women Film Directors." Artforum Magazine, [January 1992] 1992  41 3
"The Cave: Lorraine O'Grady on Black Women Film Directors." Artforum Magazine, [January 1992] 1992  41 4
"Dada Meets Mama: Lorraine O'Grady on WAC." Artforum Magazine, [October 1992] 1992  41 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 20.
"Dada Meets Mama: Lorraine O'Grady on WAC." Artforum Magazine, [October 1992] 1992  41 2
"Dada Meets Mama: Lorraine O'Grady on WAC." Artforum Magazine, [October 1992] 1992  41 3
"Dada Meets Mama: Lorraine O'Grady on WAC." Artforum Magazine, [October 1992] 1992  41 4
"Maren Hassinger: Visual Artist." Artist and Influence, [March 21, 1993] 1993  41
"A Day at the Races: Lorraine O'Grady on Basquiat and the Black Art World." Artforum Magazine, [April 1993] 1993  41 1

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 20.
"A Day at the Races: Lorraine O'Grady on Basquiat and the Black Art World." Artforum Magazine, [April 1993] 1993  41 2
"A Day at the Races: Lorraine O'Grady on Basquiat and the Black Art World." Artforum Magazine, [April 1993] 1993  41 3
"A Day at the Races: Lorraine O'Grady on Basquiat and the Black Art World." Artforum Magazine, [April 1993]. Notecards  Oversize 4
"SWM." Artforum Magazine, [April 1994] 1994  41 1
"SWM." Artforum Magazine, [April 1994] 1994  41 2
"SWM." Artforum Magazine, [April 1994] 1994  42 3
"SWM." Artforum Magazine, [April 1994] 1994  42 4

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 20.
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] 1992  42 1
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] 1992  42 2
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] 1992  42 3
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] 1992  42 4
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] Audio recording   (2 audiocassettes) Oversize 22  
Olympia's Maid. College Art Association (CAA) Conference panel, "Carnal Knowledge: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Representing Women's Bodies." [February 15, 1992] Slide Binder  Oversize 1
"Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity." Afterimage, [Summer 1992] 1992  42 1
"Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity." Afterimage, [Summer 1992] 1992  42 2
"Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity." Afterimage, [Summer 1992] 1992  42 3

Oversize material moved to Oversize Box 16.
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action [1994] 1994  42 1
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action [1994] 1994  42 2
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action [1994] 1994  42 3
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action [1994] 1994  42 4
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action [1994] 1994  42 5
Olympia's Maid. Reprinted with postscript in New Feminist Criticism: Art/Identity/Action. Notecards  Oversize 4
Olympia's Maid. Re-published in "Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage," Edited by Grant Kester, [1998] 1995-1998  42
"Poison Ivy," Letter to the Editor, Artforum Magazine [October 1998]  Oversize 19
D. Journalism 

Scope and Content

O'Grady's writing as a freelance journalist is documented through drafts of articles, reviews, and fan mail. The articles are organized chronologically by date of publication.
Title Box Folder
Village Voice fan mail 1973  43
"Don McLean: Killing Us Softly." The New Magazine n.d.  43
"Oiled Down to a Fine Finish." The Village Voice [July 19, 1973] 1973  43
Max's Kansas City [July 18, 1973] 1973, 1997, 2010  43
"Sly and the Family Stone: Fresh (Epic)." The Village Voice [July 29, 1973] 1973  43
"First There Is A Mountain, The There Is No Mountain, Then...?" The Village Voice [August 2, 1973] 1973  43
"Johnny Nash: The Bitter End." The Village Voice [August 16, 1973] 1973  43
"Black Poets: Reading the Blues." The Village Voice [August 30, 1973] 1973  43
"Dealing with the Dolls Mystique." The Village Voice [October 4, 1973] 1973  43
"Carlos and John: They Share a Guru and a Band." Rolling Stone [October 11, 1973] 1973  43
"Jamaican Reggae: Who's Listening in North America?" Rolling Stone [November 8, 1973] 1973  43
"Record Review: Elliott Murphy Aquashow (Polydor)." The Village Voice [December 20, 1973] 1973  43
"Jackie Deshannon." Atlantic Records [c1973] 1973  43
"A Critic's Look at Bruce Springsteen." Columbia Epic + Columbia Custom Labels [1973] 1973  43
"Becomings & Goings." The Village Voice [January 10, 1974] 1974  43
"Graffiti- Female Exploitation: No Escape from the Myth Prison." VIVA [May 1974] 1974  43
"Johnny Winter: Up From Ashes." The New Magazine [June 1974] 1974  43
"Edgar Winter: Spock of Rock?" The Village Voice [June 27, 1974] 1974  43
"The Mighty Sparrow: New York Calypso Festival." Soul & Jazz Record [August 1974] 1974  43
"Rock as Theater." Oui [December 12, 1974] 1974  43
"Rock Theater: A Future Trend?" The New York Times, unpublished 1974  43
E. Miscellaneous 
Title Box Folder
Poetry Reading  43
"Ugly Passions and Mixed Emotions: Rereading Benito Cereno." Correspondence 1986  43
"Ugly Passions and Mixed Emotions: Rereading Benito Cereno"  43 1
"Ugly Passions and Mixed Emotions: Rereading Benito Cereno"  43 2

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VI. Subject Files 

Scope and Content

This series contains reference materials, clippings, articles, invitations, and slides on subjects and individuals. Subjects identified by O'Grady have been retained, including those designated as "Unfiled." Materials are organized alphabetically by the name of the individual or subject.
Title Box Folder
Correspondence from subject files  44
Unfiled  44 1
Unfiled  44 2
Unfiled  44 3
Unfiled  44 4
Unfiled  44 5
Unfiled  44 6
Unfiled  44 7
Unfiled  44 8
Unfiled  44 9
Unfiled  44 10
Unfiled  44 11
Unfiled  44 12
African American Women in Defense of Ourselves (AAWIDOO)  44
Apogee Arts  44
Art  45 1
Art  45 2
Art  45 3
Art  45 4
Art  45 5
Art  45 6
Art  45 7
Art  46 8
Art  46 9
Art  46 10
Art  46 11
Art  46 12
Art  46 13
Art  46 14
Art  46 15
Art  46 16
Art  47 17
Art  47 18
Art 1979-1980  47
Art 1980-1990  47
Art 1990  47
Art 1993-1994  47 1
Art 1993-1994  47 2
Art 1993-1994  47 3
Art 1993-1994  47 4
Art After DIA  47 1
Art After DIA  47 2
Art After DIA  48 3
Art After Intar  48 1
Art After Intar  48 2
Art After Intar  48 3
Art After Olympia's Maid  48 1
Art After Olympia's Maid  48 2
Art After Olympia's Maid  48 3
Artist's Rules  48
Basquiat, Jean-Michel  48 1
Basquiat, Jean-Michel  48 2
Basquiat, Jean-Michel  48 3
Boston  48
Black Art  48 1
Black Art  48 2
Black Art  48 3
Black Intellectuals  48
Black Life  49 1
Black Life  49 2
Black Life  49 3
Black Male Show  49
Black Writing  49
Goldwin, Gail  49
Harris, Thomas Allen  49
Hsieh. Tehching  49
Interracial Material  49
Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM)  49 1
Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM)  49 2
Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM)  49 3
Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM)  50 4
Just Above Midtown Gallery (JAM)  50 5
Galleries  50
McDowell, Deborah  50
Memories  50
Mingo, George  50
Morrison, Toni  50
Museum of Contemporary Photography  50
New School  50
Performances  50 1
Performances  50 2
Picasso, Pablo  50
Piper, Adrian  50 1
Piper, Adrian  50 2
Piper, Adrian  50 3
Political Art  50
Politics, Economics  50
Prince  50
Ransick, Robert M.  50
Rondeau, James  50
Simpson, Coreen  50 1
Simpson, Coreen  51 2
Simpson, Coreen  51 3
Simpson, Coreen  51 4
Sirmans, Franklin  51
Steckel, Anita  51
Wellesley College  51 1
Wellesley College  51 2
Whitney Biennial  51
Women in Art  51

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