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Oral History interviews with Ed Rossbach and Katherine Westphal, 1997

Catalog Data

Creator:
Smith, Paul J., 1931-  Search this
Rossbach, Ed, 1914-2002  Search this
Subject:
Westphal, Katherine  Search this
Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
8 Sound cassettes, Sound recordings; 86 Pages, Transcripts
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Oral history interview with Ed Rossbach (37 p. transcript) and Katherine Westphal (49 p.) conducted by Paul J. Smith in preparation for the exhibition "The Ties That Bind: Fiber Art by Ed Rossbach and Katherine Westphal from the Daphne Farago Collection" sponsored by the Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art.(The exhibition was held at RISD, 17 October 1997-11 January 1998 and at the American Craft Museum, NYC, 25 June-6 September 1998.) Two exhibition catalogs are also included. Ed Rossbach's health problems at the time of the interview affected his ability to recall certain events.
Citation:
Oral History interviews with Ed Rossbach and Katherine Westphal, 1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Rossbach: b. 1914; d. 2002. Westphal: b. 1919. Both are fiber artists, Berkeley, Calif.; he the weaver, and she the painter/printer.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1998 by the Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Fiber artists -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Fiberwork  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6147
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216369
AAA_collcode_smitpaul
Theme:
Craft
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216369