Eleanor Antin

Eleanor Antin was an American photographer, university teacher and artist (born 1935). She was born at The Bronx.

Also recorded as Eleanor Fineman Antin; Yevgeny Antinov; Eleanor Fineman; Eleanora Antinova.

Eleanor Antin in brief

Born
1935
Known for
photographer, university teacher, artist and film director
Place of birth
The Bronx
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Identity and origins

Eleanor Antin was recorded at birth as Eleanor Fineman. She also worked under the names Antinova, Eleanora and Antinov, oeoeoeo. The authorities additionally record the headings Eleanor Fineman Antin, Yevgeny Antinov, Eleanor Fineman and Eleanora Antinova. Her recorded language was English.

She married David Antin.

Career and activity

Her work is associated with feminist art.

She was employed by University of California, San Diego and University of California, Irvine. She belonged to Woman's Building.

Recognition and collections

Eleanor Antin received Guggenheim Fellowship, Anonymous Was A Woman Award and Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award. Work by Eleanor Antin is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art.

Catalogued works

23 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1971 to 2011.

100 Boots, dated 1973, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2018.294.32. Femfolio, dated 2007, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2014.11.1–.20. Antinova Remembers, from the Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record), dated 1982, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1982.081. An artist's life. Open spaces - secret places. Multiple Occupancy. Lucy Lippard. Conversations with Stalin. Dialogue/discourse/research. Eleanor Antin. Being Antinova, dated 1983. Elea nora Antinova plays, dated 1994. Historical takes, dated 2008. Man Without a World (Green Integer: 95), dated 2000. The angel of mercy, dated 1977. Ghosts, dated 1996. Dance of Death, from "Femfolio", dated 2007, digital print, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2014.11.2. CARVING: A Traditional Sculpture, dated 1972, 148 gelatin silver prints and text panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1996.44. 100 Boots Cross Herald Square, dated 1973, photo-offset postcard on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.106.47. The Eight Temptations, dated 1972, set of eight chromogenic prints, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2016.74. 100 Boots in the Market, dated May 17, 1971, 9:30 a.m.; mailed June 7, 1971, photo-offset postcard on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.106.4. 100 Boots Circling, dated May 17, 1971, 12:30 p.m.; mailed July 19, 1971, photo-offset postcard on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.106.6. Advertisement: homage to benglis., dated 2011, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.

Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 53 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Antin [née Fineman], Eleanor, Oxford Art Online, 2003. 2 The Other “Other” Eleanor Antin and the Performance of Blackness, Enacting Others, 2020. Antin, Eleanor (1935–)., Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Art, 2017. Eleanor Antin: Allegory of the Soul, Feminist Studies, 1986. Eleanor Antin (1935–), conceptual and performance artist, filmmaker, and sculptor., Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists, 2007. Problem tożsamości i poetyka współczesnych sztuk wizualnych. Poetycka reinterpretacja dziedzictwa, Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura, 2015.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

eleanor antin (1977) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Eleanor Antin studied at City College of New York, The New School and High School of Music & Art. the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with feminist art.

Employment is recorded with University of California, San Diego and University of California, Irvine.

Work by Eleanor Antin is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Tate.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Anonymous Was A Woman Award and Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award.

Chronology

  1. 1935Eleanor Antin born at The Bronx.
  2. 1973100 Boots (Cleveland Museum of Art).
  3. 1977eleanor antin digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1982Antinova Remembers, from the Revolutions Per Minute (The Art Record) (Vanderbilt Museum of Art).
  5. 2007Femfolio (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    2 The Other “Other” Eleanor Antin and the Performance of Blackness, Enacting Others, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Antin [née Fineman], Eleanor, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Antin, Eleanor (1935–)., Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Art, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Eleanor Antin (1935–), conceptual and performance artist, filmmaker, and sculptor., Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Eleanor Antin: Allegory of the Soul, Feminist Studies, 1986

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Eleanor Antin (Internet Archive), 15 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Eleanor Antin.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 5513405-1, Exhibition Eleanor Antin (1999 : Los Angeles, Calif.).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Eleanor Antin as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Eleanor Antin.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Eleanor Antin.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Eleanor Antin (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  13. 13.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Eleanor Antin.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  14. 14.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1325708: Eleanor Antin

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  15. 15.

    “Eleanor Antin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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