Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hrs., 6 min. Sound Quality is poor. Session 2 is largely inaudible. Interviewer did not check taping quality before taping interview.
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
An interview with Billy Al Bengston conducted 2002 August 7 and 2002 October 2, by Susan Ford Morgan, for the Archives of American Art, in Bengston's studio and home, in Venice, California.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston, 2002 August 7 and October 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for this interview provided by Tony Ganz. 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:
Billy Al Bengston (1934-2022) was a painter from Venice, 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