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Interviewee:
Irwin, Robert, 1928-  Search this
Interviewer:
Simms, Matthew Thomas, 1967-  Search this
Subject:
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
17 sound files (11 hr., 2 min.), digital, wav; 160 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded as 17 sound files. Duration is 11 hr., 2 min.
Access Note / Rights:
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
Summary:
An interview of Robert Irwin conducted 2013 February 9-May 11, by Matthew Simms, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design for Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Irwin's home in San Diego, California.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Robert Irwin, 2013 February 9- May 11. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts.
Biography Note:
Interviewee Robert Irwin (1928- ) is an installation artist from southern California. Interviewer Matthew Simms (1967- ) is a professor of Art History at the California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, 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
Topic:
Artists -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Installations (Art)  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16171
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366562
AAA_collcode_irwin13
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_366562