Critical Writing Index

Eleanor Antin: The Adventures of a Nurse (Parts 1 and 2), 1976

by John B. Ravenal

Outer & Inner Space, 2002, p. 40

Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Art, 2002

An summary about Eleanor Antin's The Adventures of a Nurse (Parts 1 and 2). The feminist visionary explores aspects of her own persona and social questions about gender, race and culture. These works are considered one of the first video art projects to combine the importance of biography, autobiography and history, with narration and humor as central devices.

ITEM 2002.164 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Adventures of a Nurse (Parts 1 and 2)Eleanor Antin