Lucretia Tye Jasmine Riot Grrrl Papers
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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.
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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.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Lucretia Tye Jasmine in November 2017. The accession number associated with this gift is 2017.234
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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.