Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Nancy Yaw conducted 1981 June 8, by Jean O'Korn, for the Archives of American Art.
Yaw speaks of establishing the Yaw Gallery; the influence of Richard DeVore; exhibitions; her interest in crafts; crafts vs. fine art; collectors and patrons; ceramic artists, including Peter Voulkos, Ron Nagle, and Gary Knoll; moving towards collecting historic and cultural material; the future of the gallery; the Detroit Art Dealers Association, and the Michigan art market.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Nancy Yaw, 1981 June 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Biography Note:
Nancy Yaw (1935-2014) was an art dealer from Birmingham, Michigan.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
