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Creator:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art  Search this
Names:
Focus Gallery  Search this
Brumfield, John, 1934-  Search this
Fahey, David  Search this
Fischer, Hal, 1950-  Search this
Flick, Robbert  Search this
Fulton, Jack, 1939-  Search this
Gutmann, John  Search this
Johnston, Helen, 1916-1989  Search this
Katzman, Louise, 1949-  Search this
Mandel, Mike  Search this
Rice, Leland, 1940-  Search this
Sultan, Larry  Search this
Walker, Todd  Search this
Worth, Don, 1924-  Search this
Interviewer:
Borger, Irene Marian  Search this
Kurabi, Louise Katzman, 1949-  Search this
Extent:
6 Items (microcassettes and 9 sound cassettes;(partially transcribed and microfilmed on 3 partial reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1981 June 18- Nov. 20
Scope and Contents:
Interviews of California photographers conducted by curator Louise Katzman or Irene Borger in connection with the 1984 exhibition and catalog "California Photography: 1945 to the Present," organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Interviewees include John Brumfield, David Fahey, Hal Fischer, Robbert Flick, Jack Fulton, John Gutmann, Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, Leland Rice, Todd Walker, and Don Worth. Also included is an interview with Focus Gallery owner Helen Johnston.
REELS 3197-3199: Transcripts of interviews, including: David Fahey (19 p.), Hal Fischer (30 p.), Robbert Flick (32 p.), John Gutmann (26 p.), Mike Mandel and collaborator Larry Sultan (28 p.), Todd Walker (61 p.), and Don Worth (30 p.). The photographers discuss their early involvement with photography, influences on their work; studying and teaching; working in California; the photography market; and future directions of their work.
UNMICROFILMED: An interview of Leland Rice (83 p.).
UNTRANSCRIBED: Interviews of John Brumfield, Jack Fulton, and gallery owner Helen Johnston.
Provenance:
Donated 1982 by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Restrictions:
Leland Rice interview is: ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.
Fahey, Fischer, Flick, Guttman, Mandel and Sultan, Walker and Worth interviews are: transcribed and microfilmed; patrons must use microfilm copy.
Brumfield, Fulton and Johnston are: untranscribed microcassettes; use requires an appt. and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office.
Occupation:
Art museum curators -- California  Search this
Topic:
Photography -- California -- History  Search this
Photography, Artistic  Search this
Photography -- California -- Exhibitions  Search this
Photographers -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Function:
Art museums -- California
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.sanfrmma
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91d481a2c-1526-4a4d-b131-dfdaf054650e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-sanfrmma