An interview with Rubén Ortiz Torres conducted 2020 August 17, by Benjamin Gillespie, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Ortiz Torres' home in Los Angeles, California.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Rubén Ortiz Torres, 2020 August 17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
This interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Rubén Ortiz Torres (1964- ) is a photographer, painter, and installation and video artist in 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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
