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The Ann Sperry Papers span the period 1908 to 2008, with the bulk of materials dating from 1970 to 2000. They comprise approximately 19.5 cubic feet (14 record center cartons and 11 phase boxes), and the materials primarily relate to her professional work as an artist. Document types include correspondence, photographs, slides, magazine, cassettes, sketchbooks, and art materials. Also included are personal materials such as journals and children’s drawings.

Abstract: The Rita Myers Papers documents Myers' art career. Myers received her BFA from Douglass College, Rutgers University and her MA from Hunter College. Since 1975, Rita Myers has created a body of large-scale, multi-media installations that create highly theatrical, metaphorical spaces from a fusion of video, text, sound, and sculptural and natural forms. Juxtaposing elements of landscape and architecture, these formalized, symbolic environments function as contemplative sites that resonate with...