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Summary:
An interview with Demi conducted 2020 September 2, by Josh Franco, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Demi's home in Miami, Florida.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Demi, 2020 September 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
This interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an interview of Demi conducted 1997 November 20, by Juan A. MartÃnez and the Demi and Arturo RodrÃguez papers.
Biography Note:
Demi (1955-) is a painter in Miami, Florida. Demi (who uses only her first name) is a self-taught artist born in Cuba. Her husband is the painter Arturo Rodriguez.
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
