Venus DeMars papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains recorded music (LP, CD, cassette); photographs, posters, and flyers; published materials; and ephemera.
Dates
- 2008-2018
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright is retained by the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Venus DeMars is a Minneapolis-based musician and artist. She has been performing since the 1980s, notably with her long-running glam-punk band All the Pretty Horses, and has toured throughout the United States and Europe. In 2003, she was the subject of the documentary "Venus of Mars," which explored her artistic accomplishments and her relationship with her wife. In 2014, she won a legal battle against the Minnesota Department of Revenue, who had claimed in 2012 that she was not a professional artist.
Extent
6 boxes
Abstract
Collection contains materials documenting the career of Minnesota-based musician and performance artist Venus DeMars.
Arrangement
The collection is organized in the following series:
- Audiovisual
- Ephemera
- Posters/flyers
- Press
- Correspondence
Physical Location
Mezzanine
Additional Finding Aid
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available. Please contact the Performing Arts Archives for details.
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Performing Arts Archives by Venus DeMars, 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Helen L. Walden-Fodge, 2015.
- DeMars, Venus
- Grannell, Steven
- Music -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Performance art Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Punk rock music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rock music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transgender people Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Venus DeMars papers
- Author
- Venus DeMars
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Performing Arts Archives Collecting Area
