Recording stops and starts, and has background noise and echo. Side 01 and 02 have intermittent but tolerable speed fluctuation. By 00:27:00, effect and sound quality worsen and continue deteriorating until end. Editing measures have been taken but issues could not be cleared. Tape 02, Side 02 is empty. Recording is of Elizabeth Stewart's lecture and gallery tour relating to the exhibition <em>First Impressions: Early Prints by 46 Contemporary Artists</em>. Audience members ask questions during the tour. Recording includes an unnamed man who comments on Armstrong's narrative. People and print shops mentioned include Tanya Grossman, Universal Limited Art Editions, Larry Rivers, Frank O'Hara, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Conner, June Wayne, Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Ken Tyler, Gemini G.E.L., Michelle Stuart, Jennifer Bartlett, Landfall Press, Jack Lemon, Pat Steir, Ed Paschke, Nancy Graves, William Wiley.
Citation:
Elizabeth Armstrong. Lecture "First Impressions: Early Prints by 46 Contemporary Artists", Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1989 June 3. Ruth Fine papers, 1929-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
