Coalition of Washington Artists records, 1985-1989

Collection Information

Size: 0.4 Linear feet

Summary: Scattered files on the Coalition of Washington Artists compiled by members Elizabeth Whiteley and Terry Parmelee including articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, agendas, press materials, photographs and printed material. Among the photographs are images of the demonstration organized by the Coalition to protest the Corcoran Gallery of Art's cancellation as a venue host for Robert Mapplethorpe's traveling exhibition, "Robert Mappelthorpe: The Perfect Moment," 1989.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Coalition of Washington Artists (established 1985) is an artist's advocacy organization in Washington, D.C.

Provenance

Donated 2011 by Terry Parmelee and in 2014 by Elizabeth Whiteley.

Language Note

English .