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Interviewee:
Maristany, Hiram, 1945-2022  Search this
Interviewer:
Ramos, E. Carmen  Search this
Names:
Young Lords (Organization)  Search this
Extent:
3 Items (mp4 video files (6 hrs., 49 min.), digital)
142 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Video recordings
Place:
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2021 August 8-10
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Hiram Maristany conducted 2021 August 8-10, by E. Carmen Ramos for the Archives of American Art, at Maristany's home in El Barrio, NY.
Biographical / Historical:
Hiram Maristany (1945-2022) was a Puerto Rican American photographer in El Barrio, New York. Maristany was known for his street photography with activist and documentary inflections that reflect the Latinx community of New York City.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the recording is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Video recordings
Identifier:
AAA.marist21
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw907c30f24-2b9b-4daf-8b86-570b569b0ced
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-marist21