Publications | Nancy Ann Jones Site

References, Exhibits & Documentation: (click links where applicable)

Book: “Expanding Circles – Women, Art & Community”
Author: Betty Ann Brown
Copyright: 1995

Nancy Jones is mentioned on pages: 19, 149, 183, 250, 252

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Book: “Yesterday and Tomorrow: California Women Artists”
Author: Sylvia Moore (edited by)
Copyright: 1989

Nancy Jones is mentioned on pages: 121, 127, 128, 130, 138, 140

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Book and Art Installation: "The Dinner Party” by Judy Chicago - Nancy contributed to this famous art piece named “The Dinner Party” by Judy Chicago. Her picture is shown in the Acknowledgement Panels at the Brooklyn Museum. Butterflies on Emily Dickenson’s place setting, daughter Leslie also helped with some of this….

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Book and Exhibition: "The Feminine in Cambodian Art" - An exhibition and publication on the arts of Cambodian women in the Los Angeles area. Exhibit Dec. 1, 1987 - Jan. 6, 1988

OPEN THIS Link: http://thewomansbuilding.org/PDF/Apsara.pdf

1987, the Woman’s Building

1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

(Nancy Ann Jones helped with various arrrangements for the exhibit.)

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Publication: CSPG - Center for the Study of Political Graphics - "Reclaiming the Power of Art to Educate and Inspire People to Action. Tree of Hope Stand Firm" – Created by Nancy Ann Jones; Susan Gitlin Emmer; Woman's Building - Circa 1988 - Link: https://www.collection-politicalgraphics.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=7599;type=101

Maker: Nancy Ann Jones; Susan Gitlin Emmer; Woman's Building
Technique: letterpress
Date Made: Circa 1988
Place Made: United States: California, Los Angeles
Measurements: 28 cm x 71 cm; 11 in x 28 in
Main Subject: Women
Materials: paper (fiber product)
Digitized: Y

Full Text:
tree of hope stand firm arbol de la esperanza mantente firme Frida Kahlo 1907-1954 Artista Mexicana Visionaria

The Poster Project: Celebrating Women This poster is one in a series produced for buses and other public places. The project was made possible through the generous support of the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Atlantic Richfield Foundation, Standard Brands, & the Woman's Building. The posters were produced by letterpress on a Vandercook 219P using the Woman's Building graphic studio. Two hundred copies were printed for public display, along with the signed limited edition on Arches cover paper. The poster project was directed by Cheri Gaulke, CAC artist-in-residence at the Woman's Building working with collaborating artists: Vilma Mendillo, Carol Beverage, Sandra Golvin, Jennifer Lockwood, Jesse Stumpp, Connie Macias, Laura Stickney, Harriet Sherry Smith; technical advice by Bonnie Thompson Norman. This bus poster was designed by Susan Gitlin Emmer and Nancy Ann Jones. For information contact the Woman's Building, Los Angeles (213) 221-6161

Acquisition Number: 1991-053 Copyright Status: Copyright status unknown; may be protected by copyright law.

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Publication: CSPG - Center for the Study of Political Graphics - " My Sole Concern Was to Get Home After a Hard Day's Work "

Rosa Parks -

Link: https://www.collection-politicalgraphics.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=17143;type=101

ID Number: 16621

Title: My Sole Concern Was to Get Home After a Hard Day's Work

Maker: Woman's Building (printer), Cheri Gaulke (creator), Woman's Building (graphics collective)

Technique printed letterpress

Date ca. 1988

Place Made North America: United States; California, Los Angeles

Dimensions 11 x 28 in.; 28 x 71 cm

Main Subject: Women; Civil Rights Movement; African Americans

Category political posters

Materials cardboard

Full Text: My Sole Concern Was To Get Home After A Hard Day's Work. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. From her act of defiance grew the Civil Rights Movement. "Lo unico que yo queria era llegar a casa despues de un arduo dia de trabajo." El dia primero de Diciembre de 1955, en Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks se nego a cederle el assiento a un hombre blanco. Con este acto de desafio nacio el Movimento a favor de los Derechos Civiles. The Poster Project: Celebrating Women This poster is one in a series produced for buses and other public places. The project was made possible through the generous support of the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Atlantic Richfield Foundation, and the Woman's Building. The posters were produced by letterpress on a Vandercook 219P using the Woman's Building graphic studio. Two hundred copies were printed for public display, along with a signed imited edition on Arches cover paper. The Poster Project was directed by Cheri Gaulke, CAC artist-in-residence at the Woman's Building working with collaberating artists: Susan Gitlin Emmer, Sandra Golvin, Nancy Ann Jones, Vilma Mendillo, Marge Oderberg, Harriet Sherry Smith, Julie Santoro and Laura Stickney; with technical advice by Bonnie Thompson Norman; Spanish translation by J. Michael Walker. For information contact The Woman's Building, Los Angeles (213) 221-6161

Lot Number: 1991-053 - Copyright Status: Copyright status unknown; the copyright status of this item has not been evaluated by CSPG.

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Collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, 1900- ; bulk 1960- Printable guide [HTML]

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:%2F13030%2Fc8959k7m_al_0ca50c06a67b34ccdc74d4ed9d37ef2c03cbefc2

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Artist Groups: Woman's Building "Celebrating Women" Series - Cardstock, circa 1990

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:%2F13030%2Fc8959k7m_al_0ca50c06a67b34ccdc74d4ed9d37ef2c03cbefc2

Michael Walker, Marge Oderberg, Susan Gitlin Emmer, Nancy Ann Jones, Jessica Stumpp, Vilma Mendillo, Julia Santoro, Laura Stickney; references or specifically about bus posters, Earth, sand, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, crescent moon, skeletons, roses, trees, Junior Olympics, speed racing, stunt women, Montgomery Bus Boycottt; referenced individuals include Sadako Sasaki, Rachel Carson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo, Kitty O'Neil, Rosa Parks; places made include Los Angeles (California, USA); languages include English, Japanese, Spanish

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Publication: "Viva la Vida!" An homage to Frida Kahlo - Nancy Ann Jones Curator - Los Angeles: The Woman's Building - 1987 - Pamphlet - Four panel brochure - Exhibition of artwprl oms[ored bu Laj;p/ Link: https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/component/1126M1

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Smithsonian's Archives of American Art holds extensive records on the Woman’s Building (1970–1992), including Nancy’s involvement in gallery programs, Women’s Graphic Center projects, correspondence, slides, and artist books awarewomenartists.com+7si.edu+7en.wikipedia.org+7.

Many exhibition catalogs, slide archives, and printed materials from that era—including her participation—were digitized in 2019 and are accessible through the Smithsonian .

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Newspaper Article: "Artists’ Varied Visions of Our Legacy to Earth"
BY SHAUNA SNOW - Times Staff Writer (link: Artists’ Varied Visions of Our Legacy to Earth)
APRIL 22, 1991, 12 AM PT

"The show was curated by artist and art writer Nancy Ann Jones through the activist group Artists Contributing to the Solution (ACTS) and focuses on what today’s children will inherit in terms of global environmental problems."

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AWARDS, GRANTS, AND COMMISSIONS

Resume from around 1986

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A close personal friend is listed below - They worked together and Cheri is well known and respected in the art community.

C H E R I G A U L K E
CURRICULUM VITAE
2407 Lake View Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90039
(323) 240-4745 (mobile)
cgaulke@hw.com, cgaulke@adelphia.net
www.cherigaulke.com
Link: https://cherigaulke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Gaulke-CV.pdf

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OPEN THIS Link: http://thewomansbuilding.org/PDF/Apsara.pdf
1987, the Woman’s Building - 1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012