Another song-writer to add to the list is Tori Amos, who wrote
the song "Me and a Gun", about being raped at gun point. She
also co-founded RAINN (rape abuse & incest national network).
Larissa
Student, San Jose State University
School of Library and Information Science
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>Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:39:29 -0500
>From: "Epstein, Paula" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] FW: query: artists/sexual abuse
survivors
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> Two people that immediately come to mind are:
> Wynnona Judd and Connie Frances
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> PAULA EPSTEIN
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wilson,
> Terrie
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:21 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARLIS-L] FW: query: artists/sexual abuse
> survivors
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> I'm having trouble coming up with names of
> artists, past or present, that were victims of
> rape/sexual abuse. The person inquiring knows
> about Artemesia Gentileschi, and I added
> contemporary pop singer Fiona Apple to the list,
> but aside from that, I'm stumped.
>
> Anyone out there in the collective wisdom that can
> think of other artists in this category? I've
> copied the original message below.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Terrie Wilson
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>
> Terrie L. Wilson
> Art Librarian
> Michigan State University
> 100 Library
> East Lansing, MI 48824
> 517-432-6123 ext. 279
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> I'm a bit stuck on this reference question so I
> think it's time to ask an expert. I have a student
> looking for a list, of sorts, of artists who are
> survivors of rape/sexual abuse.
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>
> She wants to tie together the relationship between
> having had that experience, and a person finding a
> creative outlet in art - well-know artists
> contemporary or historical.
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>
> She's interested in authors too - and we've
> identified folks like John Irving, Virginia Woolf,
> and Alice Walker - but I'm having real trouble
> finding an article in either an art or literary
> journal (or any reputable periodical) that deals
> with this topic.
>
>
>
> I suppose I could easily find resources about
> images of rape in art - but that's not at all what
> we want - so I'm a bit confounded as to how to
> search from here.
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