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Title: Nancy Hom papers
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 46
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural
Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
53.0 Posters
Date: 1978-1992
Nancy Hom is a silkscreen artist, writer, graphic designer, curator, and children's book illustrator. Based in San Francisco,
Nancy Hom was the long-time executive director for the Kearny Street Workshop and was co-founder of the Asian American Media
Collective in New York City. She moved to San Francisco in 1974 and became involved in developing neighborhood arts organizations
there. Kearny Street Workshop is the oldest surviving multidisciplinary Asian American community arts organization in the
United States.
Nancy Hom is known for her vibrant posters and illustrations. She was born in Toishan Province, China and moved to New York
City at age 5, graduating from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. in illustration and visual communication. She is an internationally
exhibited artist and has worked with many Bay Area arts groups, including the Galeria de la Raza, Japan Art and Media Workshop.
Nancy Hom has been associated with Kearny Street Workshop for over 30 years as an artist, community activist, executive director,
and member of the Board of Directors. The Nancy Hom Papers were established in CEMA in 2002.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Conditions Governing Access note
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University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural
Archives
Nancy Hom papers, CEMA 46, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara
"General Physical Description notes" field for posters includes: medium; dimensions; "signed" if signed by artist; edition
number/Artist Proof where applicable. "Description/Comments" field for posters includes: comprehensive description of poster's
content.
The collection presently consists of silkscreen posters but will grow over time to include other materials. These are silkscreen
posters created by Nancy Hom that covered events that occured in the Bay Area from 1978 to 1992.
Related Archival Materials note
Kearny Street Workshop Archives (CEMA 33)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Asian American art--20th century
Asian American artist -- California -- 20th century