1 Barbara Rose and Susie Kalil, "Preface," Fresh Paint: The Houston School (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1985).
2 "Self Images," April 5 – May 11, Firehouse Gallery and Midtown Art Center. Exhibition history files, Houston Women's Caucus for Art 1978 – 1997, Women's Archive and Research Center, courtesy of Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries (hereinafter cited as HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A).
3 HWCA newsletter (February 1988); "HWCA Restructure 1986 – 87," three handwritten pages, July 2, 1986, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
4 Founding president Roberta Graham Harris was Regional Vice President of the Coalition of Women's Art Organizations in 1979; chapter president Gertrude Barnstone was CWAO president in 1982-83; chapter president Lynn Randolph was Regional Vice President of the WCA in 1983-4 and chapter president Sandi Seltzer Bryant was WCA conference consulting chair in 1991-92. HWCA newsletter 1, no. 11 (1978); HWCA newsletter (February 1983); Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
5 Toby Topek, personal calendar 1978; "Background of the Houston Women's Caucus for Art," Leigh Fought, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
6 Tre Roberts, "Women's Caucus for Art National Conference," Art Papers 12, no. 3 (May/June 1988), 39.
7 Interview with Lynn Randolph (HWCA President 1979 - 1980), June 10, 2001, Wimberley, Texas; telephone interview with Toby Topek (HWCA President 1982 – 1983), February 25, 2002.
8 "Suggested Procedures for First Meeting of the Houston Chapter of Women's Caucus for Art," including handwritten notes, January 10, 1978, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A. At that meeting Roberta Graham Harris, a painter, was chosen President; Martha Terrill Miller was made Secretary; Katy Nail, Treasurer; Jana Van der Lee, Program Chair; and Pat St. John Danko, Newsletter Editor.
9 Notes from Roberta G. Harris to Jan Beauboeuf, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
10 "Towards a Statement of Purpose," from the Executive Board to the Caucus Members, February 1981, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
11 Member questionnaire, HWCA newsletter (April-May 1985), HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
12 MaryRoss Taylor, Interview with Earl Staley, ArtLies 24 (Fall 1999), 47; Susie Kalil, "Interview with Dorothy Hood," ArtLies 24 (Fall 1999), 42; membership rosters, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A. The sculptor Roberta F. Harris is not the painter Roberta Graham Harris, who served as President of HWCA.
13 Rose and Kalil, Fresh Paint, 40.
14Houston Chronicle 01 March 1982, 2, Section 6. She later described it as "vital for me during that early period." David Jacobs, Interview with Manual (Hill/Bloom), ArtLies 24 (Fall 1999), 86.
16 Liz Ward and Rachel Ranta, "Houston Art Community Timeline," Lawndale Live! Exhibition Catalogue (Houston: Lawndale Art & Performance Center, 1993), 50.
17 Interview with Don Shaw, December 26, 2001, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
18 HWCA meeting February 7, 1978, described in Bonnie Britt, "Women's Caucus for Art: voice for the artist," Houston Chronicle 01 March 1982, 2, Section 6.
19 Interview with Lynn Randolph (HWCA President 1979 - 1980), June 10, 2001, Wimberley, Texas; Bonnie Britt, "Women's Caucus for Art: voice for the artist," Houston Chronicle 01 March 1982, 2, section 6.
20 Letter from Roberta Graham Harris to Charles T. Lansden, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
21 Letters to the Mayor (May 1978) and to Molly M. Parkerson (June 1978), HWCA letterhead, letter to Board of Directors, Cultural Arts Council of Houston, September 30, 1981, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
22 Letter from Office of the Mayor, Molly M. Parkerson, Cultural Liaison, to Charles Lansden, Director, Community Betterment Division, Houston Chamber of Commerce, June 9, 1978, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A. Subsequently another Mayoral staff member, JoAnne Adams, served several terms as a Community Advisor. See HWCA letterhead, letter to Board of Directors, Cultural Arts Council of Houston, September 30, 1981, letterhead dated 1982-83, typed list of HWCA board dated 1983-84, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
23 Minutes of HWCA meeting, June 26, 1979, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
24 The Caucus repeatedly urged the Cultural Arts Council of Houston to permit the public to nominate candidates for its Board of Directors and to prohibit non-competitive funding of the Houston Festival. See minutes of HWCA meeting June 26, 1979 and letter from HWCA to CACH, September 1982, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
26 Women's Caucus for Art Telephone List, 4/11/79, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A; Agenda, HWCA meeting, May 13, 1979, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
27 Houston Chapter Women's Caucus for Art Projects, three pages covering 1979 – 1981, page 1, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A. A juried exhibition is one in which an art professional selects from submitted entries. Juried exhibitions carry somewhat more prestige on an artist's resume.
28 Ibid.; Interview with Lynn Randolph (HWCA President 1979 - 1980), June 10, 2001, Wimberley, Texas.
31 Presenting The Dinner Party was a community-based art action itself, originated by The Bookstore, which I had started in 1973. Scores of women and some men worked to raise funds for the exhibition and for a long list of related art activities showcasing Houston artists, mostly women, in many media.
32 Houston Chapter Women's Caucus for Art Projects, three pages covering 1979 – 1981, page 1, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
33 Telephone interview with Martha Terrill Miller, December 14, 2001; telephone interview with Lynn Randolph, December 10, 2001.
34 "12 On Site" artists were Viveka Barnett, Gertrude Barnstone, Marilyn Biles, Cecile Burns, Linda Graetz, Marlene Matalon, Heidi Stanfield, Viki Stewart, Tacey Tajan, Martha Terrill Miller, Toby Topek and Tralene Vassilopolos. HWCA newsletter (September 1980), HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
38 "Image of the House" information, exhibition files, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
39 "An open letter to the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from the Executive Board of the Women's Caucus for Art," March 26, 1981, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
40 Mimi Crossley, "Curator's husband recently sold paintings to MFA," Houston Post 27 March 1981, 12E; "MFA curator to remain in N.Y.," Houston Post 20 March 1981, 12E; "Art caucus sends letter of protest to MFA," Houston Post 03 April 1981, 6E; "MFA director allowed 2 private sales to art collector," Houston Post 09 April 1981, 4E; "MFA Director lists 18 more paintings for de-accession," Houston Post 15 April 1981, 23C; "Matisse work returning: Museum of Fine Arts to pull painting off the market," Houston Post 21 April 1981, 8B; "MFA deal for Picasso work stalled," Houston Post 24 April 1981, 14E; "When museums buy and sell: the public's right to know," Houston Post 19 May 1981, 7B; "Museum trustees approve plan to auction several works," Houston Post 03 July 1981, 6E; "MFA releases names on acquisitions committee," Houston Post 17 November 1981, 4C; Ann Holmes, "Rose's appointment draws caucus protests," Houston Chronicle 02 April 1981; "Museum to host four old master art exhibitions," Houston Chronicle 06 April 1981, 4, section 3; "Change at the MFA: Is the museum losing some friends as well as some paintings?" Houston Chronicle 20 April 1981; "Museum board gives Agee confidence vote," Houston Chronicle 14 May 1981, 15, Section 3; "MFA's controversial deaccessioning plan under attack – again," Houston Chronicle 25 June 1981, 4, Section 4. Holmes also wrote about the Caucus role in the controversy in Art News during 1991, in a story headed "Houston: A Restless Watching." HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
41 Glueck, "Art People: The Talk of Houston," New York Times 03 April 1981.
42 Op.cit.
43 Letter to Mrs. Theodore N. Law, April 20, 1981, personal archive, Lynn Randolph, Houston.
44 Mimi Crossley, "Agee resigns post as MFA director to look to 'future," Houston Post; Ann Holmes, "Warren may be named MFA interim director," Houston Chronicle, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
45 Minutes of HWCA meeting, June 26, 1979, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
46 Agenda, HWCA meeting April 8, 1979, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
47 HWCA newsletter, April 1982, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
48 Sower, "Old firehouse ready for new assignment," Houston Chronicle 09 September 1983, 4, Section 5, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
58 Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
59 Invitation card and memorabilia, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
60 Call for entries, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
61 Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
62 "1984 HWCA Presentation Series – the Artist at Work," related postcard announcements, press releases, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
63 Marge Crumbaker, Houston Post 08 March 1984, 4B; "Galleries" listings, Houston Chronicle 08 March 1984; checklist of works exhibited and contract with Two Houston Center, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
65 Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
66 Connell, September 20 – October 27, 1984; Valdez, December 6, 1984 – January 15, 1985, exhibition files, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
67 "Book Works," November 2 – December 2, 1984; sculpture, "Private Rites," January 22 – February 23, 1995; video, February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 1985; prints, March 1 – March 30, 1985, invitation cards, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
68 Carol Everingham, Houston Post; exhibition poster, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
69 Houston Women's Caucus for Art Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, Year Ended June 30, 1980 (Unaudited); Yearly Financial Report, July 8, 1980 to July 14, 1981, Linda Colthart, Treasurer; Houston Women's Caucus for Art, Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, Fiscal Years ending June 30, 1984, 1983 & 1982; Currently Received Grants & Donations, Currently Owed Amounts Yet Unpaid (as of 5/9/86); Houston Women's Caucus for Art Budget Review 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, Projected 1990-91, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
70 Exhibition history files, chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
71 Minutes of meeting July 2, 1986; Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
72 Interview with Lynn Randolph (HWCA President 1979 - 1980), June 10, 2001, Wimberley, Texas; files of 1988 WCA Conference, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A; notes and correspondence in personal archive, Lynn Randolph, Houston; Houston Women's Caucus for Art Budget Review 1987-88 through 1990-91; prepared in 1989-90, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
73 Exhibition file, 1988 WCA Conference materials, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A; and personal archive, correspondence and memoranda, Lynn Randolph, Houston.
74 Sylvia Moore, ed., No Bluebonnets, No Yellow Roses: Essays on Texas Women in the Arts (New York: Midmarch Press, 1988). This compilation includes essays by Emily F. Cutrer, Sandra Levy, Robert Hobbs, Elizabeth McBride, Donna Tennant, Joy Poe, Glenna M. Park and Anita Valencia, Kristin Staroba and Susie Kalil. The publication was suggested by Cynthia Navaretti of the National WCA.
75 HWCA newsletter, February 1988, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
76 "HWCA Re-structure 1986 – 87," three handwritten pages, July 2, 1986, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
77 Minutes of HWCA meeting July 2, 1986, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
78 Letter from volunteer consultant dated January 21, 1987, "Dear Group: HWCA and BVA meeting," HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
79 Minutes of HWCA meeting May 19, 1987, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
80 Minutes of HWCA meeting December 15, 1987, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
81 Chapter history highlights with statements from past presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.
82 Minutes of HWCA meeting July 28, 1987; Chapter history highlights with statements from past
presidents, produced by HWCA, HWCA Collection, UH-SC&A.