ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1999-2020
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors (Louisville, Ky.)
Title: Records, 1999-2020
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.37 cu. ft., 1 CD (100 digital files, .95 GB), 1 VHS
Location Number: Mss. BP E58
Historical Note
ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is a collective of female sculptors based in Louisville, Kentucky. The group was founded in January of 1998, and the group is named after Enid Yandell (1869-1924), the first woman sculptor from Louisville to achieve international success. Meeting socially in a non-competitive setting, the sculptors discussed what they had in common and generated the following undertaking for the group:
“The mission of ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is to encourage, educate, and mentor women artists, students, and each other as well as, to promote the careers of our members. To do this we encourage local women sculptors to reach their potential by providing a spirit of support and cooperation and by sharing professional and technical knowledge. We hope to enrich the community through lectures, discussion groups, workshops, exhibitions, engagement with issues of art and society, and by setting examples of hard work and dedication.”
The group’s debut exhibit was at the Louisville Visual Art Association from November 5, 1999-January 2, 2000, one hundred years after the peak of Yandell’s career. The exhibition of 16 artists was curated by pat Renick of Cincinnati and generated an exhibition catalog with an introduction by John Begley and an essay by Albertus Gorman.
Since then, ENID has continued to organize group exhibitions at Hidden Hill in Utica, IN, the Huff Gallery at Spalding University, and the Jewish Community Center in Louisville just to name a few. Some significant members include, but are not limited to: Caren Cunningham, Ewing Fahey, Sarah Frederic, Vallerie Sullivan Fuchs, Mary Dennie Kannapell, Joyc Ogden, Jacque Parsley and Linda Erzinger.
Enid Yandell (1869-1934) was an American sculptor from Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in portrait busts and monuments. The sculpture collection at the Speed Art Museum includes many of her works in plaster. During her forty-year career, Yandell was a pioneer in confronting the gender barriers faced by women who wanted to establish a career in the arts.
Sources (printed copies are also in the finding aid folder):
https://www.transy.edu/morlan/season/2013-2014/enid-generations-of-women-sculptors/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Yandell
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the advertisement, service, history, and meetings of the organization ENID in Louisville, Kentucky. Information in this collection regards ENID’s operation and partnerships with other organizations, as well as documentation of the history of Enid Yandell and ENID through magazines, print and digital photographs, documentaries, and miscellaneous memorandum and materials. It includes documentation regarding the 150th Celebration of Life for Enid Bland Yandell (1869-1934), which took place in October of 2019.
This collection highlights women associated with the organization, their work completed between 1999 and 2014, and the art shows and programs that they were featured in or held independently at the University of Louisville, Cressman Center for Visual Arts, the Speed Art Museum, Jewish Community Center of Louisville, PYRO Art Gallery, 21c Museum, Spalding University, Lexington Art League, Craft(s) Gallery, and other galleries and exhibit spaces.
Conditions of Access and Use
Born-digital photographs can be viewed using Filson library computers. Remote access may be granted on a case-by-case basis. Please speak to staff about how to access digital files.
Staff can pull the original audiovisual and digital media carriers for researchers, but the media will not be played on a device. The VHS tape must be digitized to access. Please speak to staff for more information.
Related Collections:
Yandell, Enid Bland, 1869-1934. Papers, 1875-1982.
Enid Bland Yandell Photograph Collection, 1890-1930. 987PC52X
Folder List
Box 1
Folder 1: Miscellaneous magazine articles regarding ENID and Enid Yandell, 2009-2020
Folder 2: History of ENID and Enid Yandell, 2007-2020, undated
Folder 3: Exhibit memorandum – Cressman Center for Visual Arts (includes born-digital photographs of installation by Geoffrey Carr), 2012-2013
CD separated and stored in box AVD-0004
Folder 4: Possible venues for meetings and events, 2013
Folder 5: Contact lists for members including short biographies, 2007-2009
Folder 6: ENID exhibit memorandum – Carnegie Center for Art & History, 2011
Folder 7: National Museum of Women in the Arts involvement memorandum, 2011-2014
Folder 8: ENID exhibit memorandum – Morlan Gallery, 2013-2014
Folder 9: ENID, ENID member, and Enid Yandell exhibit show cards, 1999-2019
Folder 10: Miscellaneous publicity articles and flyers, 1999-2019
Folder 11: Enid Yandell banner information, 2012-2019
Folder 12: ENID meeting agendas, 2013-2019
Folder 13: 150th – A Life of Art and Activism memorandum, 2018-2019
Item 14: Video lecture recording of “Enid, ENID, and 100 Years of American Women Sculptors,” delivered by Christine Havice for the Louisville Visual Arts Association, November 18, 1999, VHS. Separated and stored with audiovisual collections in box AVD-0010.
Subject Headings
Exhibitions.
National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)
Nonprofit organizations.
Women artists.
Women sculptors.
Yandell, Enid, 1869-1934.