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Lucretia Tye Jasmine Riot Grrrl Papers

Call Number

MSS.520

Date

1987-2017, inclusive

Creator

Jasmine, Lucretia Tye

Extent

.75 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box and 1 half manuscript box.

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Abstract

Lucretia Tye Jasmine, also known as Lucretia X, is a Los Angeles based writer, artist, and professor. She is a professor of Art History and Creative Writing at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and has created a series of short films related to various ideological of the riot grrrl movement. The collection consists of materials created and collected by Jasmine documenting her artistic career as Lucretia X and her involvement in the riot grrrl movement in the 1990s and 2000s. Materials include original artwork; zines she helped produce, such as Sheila-na-Gig and The Meat Hook; and zines Jasmine collected on punk, indie rock, riot grrrl, feminism, and gender equality-related themes. The collection also includes magazine articles about the subculture, a collection of feminist stickers, and personal essays by Jasmine describing her the experiences in the Los Angeles punk and riot grrrl communities. This collection documents Jasmine's involvement in the movement and the ways in which she actualized her activism through artwork, in addition to illustrating aspects of the riot grrrl scene in Los Angeles and the intersections of feminism, art, and music more broadly.

Biographical Note

Lucretia Tye Jasmine (1967- ), also known as Lucretia X, is a Los Angeles based writer, artist, and professor. She received a BFA in Filmmaking from New York University in 1988 before moving to Los Angeles and and becomming involved in the riot grrrl movement in 1992. Her artwork and zine-making motivated her to pursue an MFA in Critical Studies from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006. Lucretia X promotes activism through her artwork and helped produce the zines Shela-na-Gig and The Meat Hook. She is a professor of Art History and Creative Writing at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and has created a series of short films related to various ideological of the riot grrrl movement.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials created and collected by Lucretia Tye Jasmine documenting her artistic career as Lucretia X and her involvement in the riot grrrl movement in the 1990s and 2000s. Materials include original artwork; zines she helped produce, such as Sheila-na-Gig and The Meat Hook; and other zines Jasmine collected on punk, indie rock, riot grrrl, feminism, and gender equality-related themes. The collection also includes magazine articles about the subculture, a collection of feminist stickers, and personal essays by Jasmine describing her the experiences in the Los Angeles punk and riot grrrl communities. This collection documents Jasmine's involvement in the movement and the ways in which she actualized her activism through artwork, in addition to illustrating aspects of the riot grrrl scene in Los Angeles and the intersections of feminism, art, and music more broadly.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Lucretia Tye Jasmine was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Lucretia Tye Jasmine Riot Grrrl Papers; MSS 520; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Lucretia Tye Jasmine in November 2017. The accession number associated with this gift is 2017.234

Collection processed by

Kate Fisher

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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in archival, acid-free boxes and folders, and described on the collection-level with a folder list. Original folder titles have been transcribed directly when present.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012