Resources for Research

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Explore research resources in the LRC, the first major repository in the world for information about women artists.

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Online Catalog

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Research Guides

The Library and Research Center has compiled bibliographies and guides on a variety of topics related to women in the visual arts. These resources offer useful starting points for research on Latin American artists, women sculptors, book artists, and other topics.

Artist Files

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Archives of Women Artists

A brief note, handwritten in Spanish in green ink on yellowed paper, dated September 9, 1940. Beneath the closing, drawings of two hearts connected by an arrow and two birds beak to beak, along with two collaged flowers and a leaf, and a bright pink lipstick imprint.

Research Databases

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