Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 42 min.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Laura Andreson conducted 1981 May 20, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art.
Andreson speaks of her youth in California; the decision to go to college and become a teacher; the impact on her life of contracting tuberculosis; the development of her work, her first exhibitions, her current work and research; her teaching career at UCLA; the science of clay and glazes; her opinions of contemporary ceramics, and the relationship of art to her life.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Laura Andreson, 1981 May 20. 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:
Laura Andreson (1902-1999) was a ceramist and art teacher from Los Angeles, California.
Language Note:
English .
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 others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
