Nancy Cusick (1924–2010) was an American collagist, painter, photographer and writer
Cusick nee Taylor was born on January 17, 1924 in Washington, D.C.. She attended Georgetown University and American University. She was married twice, first to Alan P. Cusick then to Thomas D. Fox.
Cusick was involved with the Washington Women's Art Center (WWAC) serving as director in 1979. While there she worked on organizing American participation in the 1980 International Festival of Women Artists in Copenhagen. She organized portions of Focus International held in Nairobi as part of the World Conference on Women, 1985. She founded the project Global Focus: Women in Art and Culture which was part of the World Conference on Women, 1995.
Cusick was a regular contributor to Women Artists News.
She died on April 1, 2010. A selection of her papers are in the National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center as well as the DC Public Library
References
- ^ "Nancy Fox Obituary (2010)". Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Nancy Cusick Fox, 1924-2010 Surrealism Collage". Waller-Yoblonsky Fine Art. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- The power of feminist art : the American movement of the 1970s, history and impact. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 1994. p. 116. ISBN 978-0810926592.
- "Finding Aid to UN Conference on Women: Global Focus (Beijing) 1995 Archives of Women Artists" (PDF). National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "Women Artists News". JSTOR. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Nancy Taylor Cusick". National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.).Library and Research Center. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "Cusick, Nancy". DC Public Library, The People’s Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
Further reading
- Nancy Cusick Fox interview 1977 International Women's Year (IWY) Oral History Collection