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Judy Chicago : Judy Chicago is an American feminist artist known for large-scale works addressing women’s history and experience. Chicago co-founded the Feminist Studio Workshop with Raven and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.
Feminist Studio Workshop : The Feminist Studio Workshop was an independent art school for women founded in Los Angeles in 1973. Raven co-founded this school, which joined artistic practice to feminist analysis.
Feminist art history : Feminist art history studies art through questions of gender, power, labor, and historical exclusion. Raven helped establish this field through scholarship, teaching, and institution-building.
New Feminist Criticism: Art, Identity, Action : New Feminist Criticism: Art, Identity, Action is an anthology edited by Joanna Frueh, Cassandra L. Langer, and Arlene Raven. Raven’s co-edited collection presents feminist criticism as analysis joined to cultural action.
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville : Sheila Levrant de Bretteville is an American graphic designer and educator known for feminist design and public art. She co-founded the Feminist Studio Workshop and the Woman’s Building with Raven and Chicago.
Woman's Building : The Woman’s Building was a Los Angeles arts and education center for women, active from 1973 to 1991. Raven helped establish this influential site for feminist art, education, and community.
The Power of Feminist Art : The Power of Feminist Art is a 1994 book by Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard surveying feminist art and criticism. Its field-wide account reflects the scholarly context Raven helped create.
The Feminist Art Journal : The Feminist Art Journal was a periodical that published criticism and scholarship on women artists and feminist art. Its publishing mission closely matched Raven’s effort to give feminist art serious critical attention.
Miriam Schapiro : Miriam Schapiro was an American artist associated with feminist art and the Pattern and Decoration movement. Schapiro’s feminist art practice formed part of the artistic context Raven wrote about.
Women’s Caucus for Art : The Women’s Caucus for Art is an American organization advocating for women in the visual arts. Its advocacy addressed the institutional exclusions that Raven challenged through criticism and organizing.
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