Armory Center for the Arts id23
Mailing Address:
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103Phone: 626-792-5101
Fax: 626-449-0139
Contact: Ms. Elisa Crystal, Executive Director
Web site: http://www.armoryarts.org/
Institution Type: Arts Institution/Center, Community Arts Organization
Location of Institution: Pasadena/South Pasadena
Archive and Collections
Description: The Armory Center for the Arts has three fully operable letterpresses and much of the printed work from the Woman's Building's Graphic Arts Center, which closed in 1991. Among the printed materials are examples by former artists and students at the Woman's Building. The bulk of this work reflects the importance and emergence of a woman's "voice" in the visual arts.
Regions Covered: Not specified
Type of Materials: Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Printed Works, Printed Works
Time Periods: 1964-1980
Languages: English
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Gender Specific, Lower to Middle Income, Multiethnic
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Individuals must register for a class in order to use the presses
Reservations not requiredFee: fee for classes
Open for Research: Yes
Research Hours: The printed works are not accessible except on a c
Reservations not requiredFee: Fee for classes
Management
Catalogue System: None
Repository/Depository: No
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: No
Exhibition Frequency: NA
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Outreach: None
