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Interviewee:
Ramos, Leta  Search this
Interviewer:
Karlstrom, Paul J  Search this
Subject:
Ramos, Mel  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
California
Physical Description:
32 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 3 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
An interview of Leta Ramos conducted 2000 June 23, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, in Ramos' home, Oakland, Calif.
Ramos discusses her views and experiences as an artists' model.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Leta Ramos, 2000 June 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Biography Note:
Leta Ramos is an artist's model and artist from Oakland, Calif. Ramos is married to figurative painter Mel Ramos, she began posing for her husband in 1959, becoming his primary model for many of his earlier works, including the well-known Pop images of female superheroes and women with animals, such as "Gorilla," 1967.
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. Funding for the transcription of this interview is provided by Bente and Gerald E. Buck Collection.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Artists' models -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12204
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)223102
AAA_collcode_ramos00
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_223102