strange: censorship... i sent my little message RE this sexual abuse thread, and used the word rape, and got a mailserver reply from nelson atkins museum saying that 'language was detected in your message' which rendered it undeliverable!!! good grief!!!! anne ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray A Lockard <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, October 1, 2005 8:49 am Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] FW: query: artists/sexual abuse survivors > There is also Virginia Woolf, Maya Angelou, and the author of KISS, > Katheryn Harris or Harrison. > > Ray Anne Lockard > Head, Frick Fine Arts Library > University Library System > University of Pittsburgh > Pittsburgh, PA 15260 > Voice: 412-648-2410 > Fax: 412-648-7568 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > A book should be a ball of light in one's hands. > Ezra Pound > > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Wilson, Terrie wrote: > > > 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 > > > > Terrie L. Wilson > > Art Librarian > > Michigan State University > > 100 Library > > East Lansing, MI 48824 > > 517-432-6123 ext. 279 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > > For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: > > http://www.arlisna.org/join.html > > Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription > requests, etc) > > to [log in to unmask] > > ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > > http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html > > Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: > [log in to unmask]> > > __________________________________________________________________ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: > http://www.arlisna.org/join.html > Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, > etc) to [log in to unmask] > ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html > Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: > [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]