More Than the Sum of Our Body Parts: An Exhibit by CARY, 1992-1993 (Ms1994-023)
Dates
- 1934 - 2000
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
CARY, Chicks in Architecture Refuse to Yield (to Atavistic Thinking in Design and Society), was founded in 1992 as an offshoot of Chicago Women in Architecture by Chicago architects Carol Crandall, Kay Janis, and Sally Levine. The group originally formed as a Chicago-based collective whose goals are to focus attention on the status-quo of women and the position of women in the field of architecture.
The group designed and produced an exhibit called "More Than the Sum of Our Body Parts" that was shown at the Randolph Street Gallery in Chicago from June 16 to July 2, 1993. The purpose of the exhibit was to illustrate the many ways that women architects are discriminated against in the workplace by their male colleagues. The exhibit was comprised of sculptural and multimedia installations, focusing on such topics as the sexual discrimination and harassment of women architects, and the glass ceiling said to be limiting the advance of women in architecture.
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The "More Than the Sum of Our Body Parts: An Exhibit by CARY, 1992-1993" collection was donated to Special Collections in August 1994.
General Physical Description note
2 boxes, 1 oversize; 2.0 cu. ft.
Abstract
The collection is composed almost exclusively of materials created for the exhibit or in preparation of the exhibit.
Abstract
The collection is composed almost exclusively of materials created for the exhibit or in preparation of the exhibit. It consists of vignette sketches, drawings and floorplans of the exhibit layout, directory of members list, press releases, announcements and newsletters, copies of articles advertising the exhibit, slides used in the exhibit and of the exhibit, a videotape of the exhibit set-up and opening reception, letters, meeting minutes, mounted boards with dates and facts, an audiocassette, exhibit catalogs, a frieze of a series of caryatids (architectural columns in the shape of a woman) imposed with the faces of CARY members, and a large cut-out of the body of a caryatid.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the "More Than the Sum of Our Body Parts: An Exhibit by CARY, 1992-1993" commenced and was completed in August 1994.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu