Patricia Tavenner: A Compilation Of Her XX-FeMail, Mail-Art Correspondents! by John Held, Jr.

THE TAVENNER-XX ARCHIVE OF WOMEN IN CORRESPONDENCE BY MAIL!

*Being a listing of correspondence, periodicals and artworks received predominantly through the postal system by the late Oakland, California artist, Patricia Tavenner, from the years 1958-2012.

*The collection comprises 1648 correspondents from 48 countires, including a who’s who of international cultural networking figures interacting with this avid practitioner of mail art, artist publications, rubber stamp art, artist postage stamps and associated fields. Rich in 1970s global Conceptual Art, as a result of her publication, “Mail Order Art,” and her postal projects “Living Letters” and “Book of Tongues,” the Tavenner Collection contains unique resources in accessing underground activity of the era.

*The collection is also notable for its perspective on a developing feminist consciousness in art, including correspondence with Eleanor Antin (“One Hundred Boots,” postcards), Lucy Lippard, Kathy Acker (artist books) and the shaping of the National Women’s Caucus for the Arts. Femail Correspondents: Some 400 female artists from 20 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United States) are included in the archive.

*Following is a partial listing of her femail correspondents with postmarks denoting residence and date(s):

Acker, Kathy c/o Haleakala, Inc. New York, New York 1973

Altschul, Darlene Woodland Hills, California 1996- 2003

Laurie Anderson New York, New York 1979

Antin, Eleanor Solana Beach, California 1972-1973

Arto Posto (AKA Dorothy Harris) Artpool Budapest, Hungary 1983-2010

Ashley, Mary Oakland, California 1973 Baer, Freddie San Francisco, California 1994

Banana, Anna Vancouver, Sechelt, B. C., Canada; San Francisco, California 1972-2010

Barbot, Claudine Brooklyn, New York 1994

Barccchi, Tiziana Venice, Italy 2000 Behmenburg,

Christa Neufahrn, Germany 2002

Behrens-Brigham, Madeline Champaign, Illinois 1980-1981

Bennett, C. Mehrl Columbus, Ohio 2011-2012

Berkeley Feminist Action Berkeley, California 1972

Berkeley Public Library Berkeley, California 1993-1998

Birge, Priscilla Oakland, California 1988

Borealis, Alice Baltimore, Maryland 1994-1995

Brown, Jean Tyringham, Massachusetts 1980

Byrd, Bonnie Seattle, Washington 1993-2001

Califf, Marilyn Memphis, Tennessee 1996-1997

Cathcart, Linda New York, New York 1973

Clark, Melissa Canada 1994-1999

Cline, Cheryl Concord, California 1980

Coderre, Joan Avon, Connecticut 1996-2000

Cohn, Terri Oakland, California Circa 2005

Colby, Sas Berkeley, California 1993-1998

Collins, Patricia England 1994-1999

Comyns, Zena Hilversum, The Netherlands 1994

Cooper, Barbara San Raphael, California Circa 1996

Coppola, Eleanor Unknown (Northern California) Circa 1980

Cornyn-Selby, Alyce Portland, Oregon 1995

Cutler-Shaw, Joyce San Diego, California 1996

Dater, Judy San Francisco, California 1983

De Jong, Constance New York 1975

De Feo, Jay Berkeley, California 1990

Dogmatic, Irene Oakland, California 1972-2013

Drucker, Barbara Santa Monica, California 1996

Drucker, Johanna Oakland, California Circa 1980

Echevarria-Myers, Jo-anne (New Jersey) 1996

“Feminist Art Journal” New York, New York 1971-1976 Fish, Pat Santa Barbara, California 1979-1980 Gahlinger-Beaune,

Rosemary Lucan, Canada 1999

Galas, Diamanda San Francisco, California N. D. (Circa 1980)

Gerard, Pamela San Francisco, California 2010

Guerrilla Girls West San Francisco, California 1989

Hall, Laurel AKA Gorey Laurie (Los Angles, California) Circa 1975

Hanson, Jo San Francisco, California 1980

Hershman, Lynn San Francisco, California 1975-1981

Hinchcliff, Jennie San Francisco, California 2005-2009

Hofacker, Janet Moorpark, California 1994-1996

Honoria Austin, Texas 2005

Howard, Ruth Santa Cruz, California 1994

Huebert, Jennifer Chicago, Illinois N. D. (Circa 1990)

Hutchins, Alice New York, New York 1990

Jackson, Leavenworth (Berkeley, California) 1984

Jackson, Sandy (Seattle, Washington) 1996

Jones, Hazel London, England 1996

Jones, Joan Berkeley, California 1980

Kent, Eleanor San Francisco, California 1972-2007

Keys, Sarah Orlando, Florida 1995

King, Susan AKA Image Nation Toronto, Canada 1979-1980

Kitselman, Alice AKA Dragonfly Dream Santa Fe, New Mexico 1996-2006

Klassen, Lois Hamiota, Canada 1996 Knowles, Alison New York, New York 1965-1994

Kozloff, Joyce New York, New York 1974-1991

Lacy, Suzanne (Los Angeles, California) 1978

(Empress of) Ladd Portland, Oregon 1995-1996

Lagerwerf, Magda Sellingen, The Netherlands 2000

Laima, Rebeca Sao Paulo, Brazil 1995

Lamanov, Natalie Moscow, Russia 1999

Pat Larter AKA Art Tart Sydney, Australia 1979-1980

Law, Carol San Francisco, California 1977-1983

Laxson, Ruth Atlanta, Georgia Circa 1995

Leventhal, Jackie Berkeley, California 1980

Lippard, Lucy New York, New York 1979

Lloyd, Ginny; Gina Lotta Post Artistamp Museum; Jupiter, Florida 1981-2013

Lyons, Joan Rochester, New York 1975

Macadam, Anines Buenos Aires, Argentina Circa 1995 Madame X Los Angeles, California Circa 1975

Malloy, Judith Berkeley, California 1980-1985

Mappo, Rhoda Portland, Oregon 1973

Marlowe, Willie Albany, New York Circa 1996

Mars, Diana San Francisco, California 1995-1999

Marsh, Mary Oakland, California 1999

Marx, Graciela G. (La Plata, Argentina) 1994

Melchert, Mary Ann Oakland, California 1975-1995

Miller, Joni New York, New York 1979

Mimica, Svjetlana Split, Croatia 1993-2000

Mittendorf, Angela Frankfurt, Germany 1992-1995

Moad, Mallory Fresno, California 1996

Moore, Barbara AKA Bound and Unbound New York, New York 1990-1998

Moore, Teesha (Seattle, Washington) Circa 1995 Ms. Perfect AKA Jean Hughes Schaumburg, Illinois 1995 Ms. Pitts Eureka, California 1978-1981

National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, D. C. 2004-2005

Nikonova, Rea Eysk, Russia; Kronshagen, Germany 1994

Owens, Ashley Parker Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California 1996

P-Orridge, Genesis London, England 1973-1974

Pag-Hat the Rat-Girl Bremerton, Washington 1993-2001

Pas de Chance Toronto, Canada 1994 Peezlee, Julie AKA Julie Peasley Berkeley, California 1996

Perira, Teresinka Boulder, Colorado 1975

Posto del Mar Bristol, Connecticut 1994-1995

Rapoport, Sonya Berkeley, California 1984

Roder, Cornelia Schwerin, Germany 1996 Rosalea’s Hotel (Kansas) Circa 1985

Rosenberg, Marilyn Peekskill, New York 1978-2001

Roth, Moira San Diego, California 1974-1979 Saar, Betye Los Angeles, California 1977

San Francisco Women’s Center San Francisco, California Circa 1980

San Francisco Women’s Liberation Newsletter San Francisco, California 1972

Schmidt, Angelika Stuttgart, Germany 1979-1981

Serpa, Geraldine Arcata, California Circa 1980

Shaw, Joyce Cutler San Diego, California 1999

Sheba (Seattle, Washington) 1993

Shapiro, Miriam Bridgehampton, New York 1975 Shiomi, Mieko Osaka, Japan 1976

Sipprelle, Diane New York, New York Circa 1985

Sleigh, Sylvia New York, New York 1967-1979 Smith, Alexis (Los Angles, California) Circa 1972

Smith, Barbara Los Angeles, California 1979-1993

Smith, Pauline London, England 1973-1978

Solar-z, Barbara Culver City, California Circa 1996

Sprinkle, Annie San Francisco, California 1998

“Stampola” Geraldine Serpa, Editor Eureka, California

Stendahl, Roslyn M. Minneapolis, Minnesota 1995

Stetser. Carol Sedona, Arizona 1991-1994

Substitute, Carolyn Green Mt. Falls, Colorado Surearts,

Dr. Saint Cloud, Minnessota 1996

Tant, Julia London, England 1993 Taylor, Sandra Ortiz San Francisco, California @1996

“Umbrella” Judith Hoffberg, Editor Glendale, California

Vd Heyden, Carola Leiden, The Netherlands 1992

Wayne, June Los Angeles, California 1974

Wilson, May New York, New York 1973-1975

Witta, Georgine Margareta Roskilde, Denmark Circa 1995

Wojtowicz, Ewa Poznan, Poland 1995-1998

“Woman & Art” New York, New York 1972

“Womanspace Journal” Los Angeles, California 1973

Womansworks Gallery Kenmore, New York 1981

“Woman Art” New York, New York 1978 Women Artists for a

Women’s Community Art Center San Francisco, California 1973

“Women Artists News” New York, New York 1982-1997 Women’s Abortion Coalition San Francisco, California Circa 1972

Women’s Building Los Angles, California 1975

Women’s Cancer Resource Center Berkeley, California 1999 Women’s Caucus for Art San Francisco, California 1998

Women’s Community, Inc. Los Angeles, California 1979

Women’s History Library Berkeley, California 1972 Women’s History Research Center Berkeley, California 1974

“Women’s Liberation Newsletter” San Francisco, California 1972

Women’s National Book Association San Francisco, California 2009

Wood, Beatrice Los Angeles, California 1987 Wood,

Sal London, England Circa 1995 Yamamoto,

Reika Osaka, Japan 1995 Yoshitome,

Yayoi Nishinomiya, Japan 1995 Zena Unknown 1992