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Oral history interview with Howardena Pindell, 1972 July 10

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Pindell, Howardena, 1943-  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
75 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 2 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Use requires an appointment.
ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.
Summary:
Interview of Howardena Pindell conducted 1972 July 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Pindell speaks of her childhood, Boston art scene in the 1960's, printmaking, teaching, the Museum of Modern Art, her painting methods, interest in photography, involvement with Women's Movement and her travels.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Howardena Pindell, 1972 July 10. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Howardena Pindell (1943- ) is a painter and educator from New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are 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
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11467
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213013
AAA_collcode_pindel72
Theme:
African American
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213013