Cristina Biaggi papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 3141

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Cristina Biaggi papers (1930-2022) contain correspondence with Biaggi's family and associates, as well as written materials related to Biaggi's career in art, academia, taekwondo, mountain climbing, and activism. Also included are copies of her book Megalithic Sculptures that Symbolize the Great Goddess as well as other academic writings and speeches from her study of the Great Goddess, prehistory, and the origin and impact of patriarchy on contemporary life.

Dates

1930-2022

Creator

Biaggi , Cristina, 1937- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Cristina Biaggi (1937-) was born in Switzerland and was raised in New York. She studied art and art history, sculpture, archeology, literature, and more at Vassar College, Harvard University, the University of Mexico City, and the University of Utah, finally earning her PhD in the aesthetics of art and prehistory at New York University. She has had a long career in activism and the arts, publishing papers, giving speeches, and displaying her art around the world. Much of her life’s work is centered around the Goddess; she has written numerous books and created countless works of art on the subject. Later in life, she began an impressive hiking career, climbing peaks such as Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Shasta. She now resides in New York, continuing to write, create, lecture, exhibit her art, and teach taekwondo as a fifth-degree black belt.

Extent

4.75 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Cristina Biaggi papers (1930-2022) contains correspondence, research, essays, and other materials related to Biaggi's career in art, academia, and activism.