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Interviewee:

Vater, Regina  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Ashton, Dore  Search this

Calle, Sophie  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Clark, Lygia, 1920-  Search this

Díaz Peláez, José Antonio  Search this

Escobar, Ruth.  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Lundberg, Bill, 1942-  Search this

Mendieta, Ana, 1948-1985  Search this

Moorman, Charlotte  Search this

Oiticica, Hélio, 1937-1980.  Search this

Orozco, Sylvia, 1954-  Search this

Paik, Nam June, 1932-  Search this

Parra, Catalina  Search this

Pereira dos Santos, Nelson  Search this

Pitanga, Antonio, 1939-  Search this

Porter, Liliana, 1941-  Search this

Schaeffer, Frank  Search this

Schenberg, Mário  Search this

Vergara, Carlos, 1941-  Search this

Viola, Bill, 1951-  Search this

Wilson, Bobby  Search this

Wilson, Martha, 1947-  Search this

Extent:

67 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

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Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 February 23-25

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Regina Vater conducted 2004 February 23-25, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in her home in Austin, Texas.

Vater speaks of her childhood in Copacabana, Ipanema, south of Rio de Janeiro; her father's career as a physician; her Basque, Portuguese, and Jewish heritage; her early education including early experiences with Greek philosophy; her parents' reaction to her desire to be an artist; her great-grandfather's translation of Virgil and Homer into Portuguese; her study abroad in France in 1972; her move to New York in the mid-1970s; her motivations for various works of art, including the series Gentle Solitude, Three Chinese Monkeys, Luxo Lixo, Electronic Nature, The Knots, Tina America, and "O Que e Arte?"; her Guggenheim fellowship in 1981; the 1976 Whitney Biennial; her marriage to video installation artist Bill Lundberg; her move to Austin, Tex.; her work with the Franklin Furnace Gallery and Flue magazine; her involvement with "cinema verité"; making films with Ruth Escobar; her travels in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lima, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia; her perception of the emotional differences between Latinos and Americans; her love of Brazilian culture; her own classification of her work and potential reasons for the lack of scholarship on her work; her activities as a curator including the 1984 show "Latin American Visual Thinking," at the Art Awareness Gallery in New York, N.Y.; difficulties with the Brazilian government in attempting to bring her film Green into that country; her love of poetry, especially concrete poetry; and the spirituality of her work. Vater also recalls Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Frank Schaeffer, Antonio Diaz, Carlos Vergara, Rubens Gerschman, Mario Schemberg, Lucy Lippard, Augustos de Campos, John Cage, Joseph Beuys, Quentin Fiore, Tomasso Trinino, Bill Lundberg [the artist's husband], Leo Castelli, Dore Ashton, Nam June Paik, Charlotte Moorman, Sophie Calle, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Ruth Escobar, Antonio Pitanga, Bobby Wilson, Sylvia Orozco, Bill Viola, Ana Mendieta, Martha Wilson, Catalina Parra, Liliana Porter, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Regina Vater (1943-) is a multimedia artist from Austin, Texas. Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Texas.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound discs and 1 compact disc. Duration is 5 hr., 10 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Curators -- Texas  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Cinéma vérité  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.vater04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vater04

Interviewee:

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco, 1961-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Amado, Jesse, 1951-  Search this

Briseño, Rolando, 1952-  Search this

Casey, Mike  Search this

Cisneros, Sandra  Search this

Diaz, Alejandro  Search this

Herzberg, Julia P.  Search this

Jaukkuri, Maaretta  Search this

Judd, Donald, 1928-1994  Search this

Lozano, Danny  Search this

Moffatt, Tracey  Search this

Romo, Ito, 1961-  Search this

Taylor, Frederieke  Search this

Tracy, Michael, 1943-  Search this

Extent:

93 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

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Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 July 7-8

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Franco Mondini-Ruiz conducted 2004 July 7-8, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Alameda and San Antonio, Tex.

Mondini speaks of his parents' disparate backgrounds; his repressed childhood in Boerne, Tex.; his family's electronics store; discovering that his brother was actually his half-brother; attending undergrad and law school at St. Mary's in San Antonio, Tex.; his Catholic rearing; raising his Latino consciousness during and after law school; his life as a successful lawyer; his ingratiation into both rich white and Latino cultures; his partying and coming-out as a gay man; his making of art as a counterpoint to his office work; advice for young Latino artists; the importance of cheap art; exoticizing of Mexican culture by Anglos; quitting law and his experience living in Mexico City; and being diagnosed with HIV. Mondini-Ruiz also speaks of opening his Infinito Botanica and how he operated it; American drug culture; San Antonio's cityscape and his "utopic" hope for it; his "Blue Star on Houston" exhibition; drug use; his show at Bard College as his big break; living with Alejandro Diaz; homosexual and Mexican rococo aesthetics; his exhibit at the 2000 Whitney Biennial and moving to New York City; the importance of found art; the universality of class and race struggles; the problems with over-materialization of artwork; his "Ballroom" show in Marfa, Tex. and the issues confronting that city's arts patronage; his making of the "Spurs Installation"; his new anti-materialistic mindset; and the patterns within his career. Mondini-Ruiz also recalls Michael Tracy, Ito Romo, Rolando Briseno, Sandra Cisneros, Jesse Amado, Donald Judd, Frederieke Taylor, Julia Herzberg, Danny Lozano, Maaretta Jaukkuri, Tracey Moffat, Mike Casey, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Franco Mondini-Ruiz (1961- ) is an artist in New York. Legal name is Gino Francisco Mondini. Interviewer Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 12 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Lawyers -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Gay artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.mondin04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mondin04

Interviewee:

Moroles, Jesús Bautista, 1950-2015  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Baca, Judith Francisca  Search this

Jimenez, Luis, 1940-2006  Search this

Legorreta Vilchis, Ricardo  Search this

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988  Search this

Pfeiffer, Eckhardt.  Search this

Ribelin, Frank  Search this

Rückriem, Ulrich.  Search this

Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961  Search this

Shrader, David  Search this

Extent:

102 Pages (Transcript)

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Collection descriptions

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Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 July 19-20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jesús Moroles conducted 2004 July 19-20, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Rockport, Tex.

Moroles speaks of his parents' poor background and young courtship; his parents' strong work ethic, and his inheritance of this work ethic; earning money through art commissions at a young age; being a young entrepreneur; joining the Air Force and avoiding combat in Southeast Asia by working with electronics; doing photography while stationed in Thailand; choosing stone as medium; numerous injuries he has received during stonecutting; working in Pietra Santa, Italy; meeting and working under Luis Jimenez; working in segregated Waxahachie, Tex.; differences between his figurative and abstract works; why he curates all his shows; and the reasons behind his unconventional stone-sawing methods. Moroles also discusses how he names his works and series; moving his studio to Rockport; his fears of being typecast as a specific type of artist (i.e., "fountain" or "Chicano"); incredulity and disdain towards art journalism and scholarship; his commission for the CBS building; his good relationships with his dealers; his new book of artwork; his desire to slow down his production; his unconventional Baptist/Latino upbringing and his present lack of religion; the Houston Police Memorial; the pyramid motif in his work; his visits to China; moving to Rockport; the tactile nature of his works; his belief in the musicality of granite; his megalomaniacal disposition towards his works; the drowning victims in the Forth Worth Water Gardens; his desire to create sacred places, and the meaning of that phrase; the process of "granite weaving"; his new metal pieces; the lack of political meanings in his art; his "Moonscapes"; and his affections for his daughter. Moroles also recalls Eckhard Pfeiffer, Isamu Noguchi, Ulrich Ruckriem, Eero Saarinen, David Shrader, Frank Ribelin, Ricardo Legoretta, Judy Baca, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Jesús Moroles (1950- ) is a sculptor in Rockport, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian in Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 6 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 10 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hrs., 13 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Art commissions  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.morole04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-morole04

Interviewee:

Mijangos, Alberto, 1925-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Casas, Mel, 1929-2014  Search this

Gamboa, Raul  Search this

Goitia, Francisco, 1882-1960  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Sanchez, Gabriel  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Tamayo, Olga  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-  Search this

Extent:

65 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2003 Dec. 5-12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Alberto Mijangos conducted 2003 Dec. 5- 12, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in San Antonio, Tex.

Mijangos speaks of his family background, early childhood memories and early art education at San Carlos Academy of Art; the Air Force in Mexico; Los Tres Grandes, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros; coming to the United States; painting bull fighters; leaving Texas for Chicago; favorite paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago; moving to San Antonio; suspicion of being a communist; becoming a Mexican diplomat; working with Mel Casas who led Mijangos to abstraction; Con Safo; difficulty in achieving respect from Americans; moving to Oaxaca, working there and trying to fit in; returning to San Antonio, changing his lifestyle; changing inspiration, Mark Rothko and Mijangos new use for color; tee-shirt paintings; his relationship with galleries; the artistic community of San Antonio; his use of numbers and fabric in his paintings; interest and use of photography in his artwork. Mijangos also recalls Raul Gamboa, Rufino and Olga Tamayo, Gabriel Sanchez, Francisco Goitia and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Alberto Mijangos (1925-2007) was an artist from San Antonio, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 48 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American art -- Texas  Search this

Painting -- Technique  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.mijang03

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mijang03

Interviewee:

Briseño, Rolando, 1952-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Amado, Jesse, 1951-  Search this

Barraza, Santa  Search this

De Syzslo, Fernando  Search this

Del Viller, Melita  Search this

Kanjo, Kathryn  Search this

Mazuca, Roland  Search this

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco, 1961-  Search this

Orozco, Sylvia, 1954-  Search this

Pace, Linda  Search this

Ramirez, Chuck  Search this

Von Honts, Jackie  Search this

Extent:

73 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 March 16-26

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Rolando Briseño conducted 2004 March 16 and 26, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in San Antonio, Texas.

Briseño speaks of his family background; as a child going to Mexico during the summer; growing up in San Antonio; visiting the Witte Museum, taking art classes there; Jackie von Honts, a special tutor of Briseño; scholarship to Cooper Union in New York; Catholicism; Melita del Villar and realizing "Christian mythology"; exchange program with University of Texas, Austin and La Pontifica Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, Peru; calling himself Chicano; passion for food; traveling around Europe; politics and its influence; coming to terms with his sexuality; graduate school at Columbia University; interest in boxing; involvement in Con Safo; working on a computer as opposed to painting; and the Historic and Design Review Commission of San Antonio. Briseño also recalls Roland Mazuca, Fernando de Syzslo, Santa Barraza, Sylvia Orozco, Kathryn Kanjo, Linda Pace, Jesse Amado, Chuck Ramirez, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Rolando Briseño (1952-) is an artist from San Antonio, Texas. Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Texas.

General:

Due to technical problems the interview was recorded on both compact disc and mini disc.

Originally recorded on 2 sound discs and 2 compact discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 26 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Catholicism  Search this

Gay artists -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Computer Art  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.brisen04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brisen04

Interviewee:

Amado, Jesse, 1951-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

ArtPace (Foundation : San Antonio, Tex.)  Search this

Contemporary Art for San Antonio (Organization)  Search this

Finesilver Gallery  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Casas, Mel, 1929-2014  Search this

Davis, Barbara  Search this

Ford, O'Neil, 1905-  Search this

Hickey, Dave, 1940-  Search this

Holland, Rebecca, 1962-  Search this

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco, 1961-  Search this

Ramirez, Chuck  Search this

Reynolds, Steve  Search this

Extent:

79 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 May 31-June 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jesse Amado conducted 2004 May 31 and June 7, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's studio, in San Antonio, Texas.

Includes artist's family background, personalities, and relationship of artist's mother and father; parents' occupations and the effect on the family; brother Gilbert; early influences and experiences in drawing; role of religion during childhood; experiences in school including parochial school and losing interest in 12th grade; experiences working with architect O'Neil Ford in high school; decision to go into the Navy; experiences and travels in the Navy; first impressions of New York City; interest in literature and reading on works and life, including T.S. Eliot, "Tom Sawyer," "The Odyssey;" first experiences with foreign film, especially L'Avventura; bilingualism including learning to speak English and it's possible influences on art; work after the Navy on a tanker; travels in Europe; New York City and experiences working and living there; decision to return to San Antonio; starting at San Antonio College and experience of returning to school; first paintings; attempt at teaching; joining the fire department and influences of that job on his art; MFA study at University of Texas, San Antonio; influences of professors including Steve Reynolds, Mel Casas, and Dave Hickey; major influential discussion with Dave Hickey and art that resulted; BFA show exhibition; beginnings of ideas of fragility and mutability in early pieces; relationship to Minimalism or Conceptual Art in works; the growing art scene in San Antonio and it's galleries, including FineSilver, Blue Star and Art Pace; relationships with other San Antonio artists including Franco Mondini, Chuck Ramirez, Rebecca Holland; discussion of Bemis Foundation show; artist's feelings on being a Latino or Chicano artist; possible Latino influences on his art; discussion of Latino culture and iconography; change from stronger tendencies in painting towards sculpture and installation pieces; discussion of works in the "Taking Liberties" exhibition [1992]; the artist's creation process; discussion of Antonioni's L'Avventura and its use in artist's work; use of text as a visual form; importance of backstory and context to artist's work; use of music and lyrics in work, including James Brown and the Beatles; interest in taglines and its use in art; interest in fashion especially fashion magazines and its use in art; introduction and use of DYMO tape in art; relationship and interactions with galleries and museums, especially the Whitney, Blue Star, FineSilver; Barbara Davis; use of digital photography in work; discussion of the economics of the gallery; the future of artist's work and the importance of the process for the artist in the future; role of Catholicism in artist's work; the exhibition "Renascence" at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston; influence of marriage and divorce on works.

Biographical / Historical:

Jesse Amadao (1951-) is an artist in San Antonio, Texas. Cary Cordoza (1970-) is an art historian.

General:

Originally recorded on 7 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 45 minutes.

Interview recorded on mini discs and compact discs.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- Texas -- San Antonio  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Religion in art  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- Texas -- San Antonio

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.amado04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-amado04

Interviewee:

Barraza, Santa  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Bailey, Ben  Search this

Bustamante, Jorge  Search this

De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985  Search this

Delgado, Viola  Search this

Dodson, Nora Gonzales  Search this

Juarez, Isabel  Search this

King-Hammond, Leslie, 1944-  Search this

Lomas Garza, Carmen  Search this

Orozco, Sylvia, 1954-  Search this

Peña, Amado Maurilio, 1943-  Search this

Quirarte, Jacinto, 1931-2012  Search this

Reyna, Israel  Search this

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Schmidt, Maurice  Search this

Starpattern, Rita  Search this

Tibol, Raquel  Search this

Trevino, Barbina Modesta  Search this

Vargas, Kathy  Search this

Wilson, Liliana, 1953-  Search this

Extent:

76 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2003 November 21-22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Santa Barraza conducted 2003 November 21-22, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Kingsville, Texas.

Barraza speaks of her childhood, family and early education; picking cotton in the summer; the University of Texas, Kingsville; meeting Carmen Lomas Garza and learning graphic design; her daughter Andrea; involvement with Mayo, a Mexican-American Youth Organization; Austin, Tex. and the differences between UT Kingsville and UT Austin; and Acuña Rodolfo's book, "Occupied America: the Chicano's Struggle Toward Liberation," 1972. Barraza also discusses Jacinto Quirarte and the first formal art history class on Mexican-American art; the formation of MAS, Mujeres Artistas del Suroeste; the Conferencia del Plástica Chicana, held September 13-16, 1979 in Austin, Texas; Con Safo; use of the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in her artwork; stories of witchcraft; La Llorona; MACLA, the Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, founded in 1989 in San Jose, California; teaching at Pennsylvania State University; her studio space in Kingsville, Texas; the distinction between Chicana and Latina; the visual artists Faith Ringgold and Leslie King Hammond whom Barraza admires; her travels to Oaxaca and other places; her book, "Santa Barraza, Artist of the Borderlands," 2001. Barraza also recalls Ben Bailey, Maurice Schmidt, José Rivera, Amado Peña, Israel Reyna, Sylvia Orozco, Barbina Modesta Treviño, Nora González Dodson, Rita Starpattern, Raquel Tibol, Jorge Bustamante, Liliana Wilson, Isabel Juárez, Viola Delgado, Kathy Vargas, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Santa Barraza (1951-) is an artist from Kingsville, Texas. Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Texas.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 13 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American art -- Texas  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.barraz03

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-barraz03

Interviewee:

Rodriguez-Diaz, Angel, 1955-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Morris, Robert  Search this

Briseño, Rolando  Search this

Cisneros, Sandra  Search this

Pace, Linda  Search this

Molina, Antonio J. (Antonio José)  Search this

Roche-Rabell, Arnaldo  Search this

Ramos Otero, Manuel  Search this

Alvarez, Candida  Search this

Min, Yong Soon  Search this

Sward, Robert  Search this

Anthes, John  Search this

Tofino, Nitsa  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Artists -- Puerto Rico -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Gay artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13193

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)250507

AAA_collcode_rodriga04

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_250507

Interviewee:

Mijangos, Alberto, 1925-2007  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Rivera, Diego  Search this

Tamayo, Olga  Search this

Goitia, Francisco  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Casas, Mel  Search this

Rothko, Mark  Search this

Gamboa, Raul  Search this

Sanchez, Gabriel  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American art -- Texas  Search this

Painting -- Technique  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12561

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)246985

AAA_collcode_mijang03

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_246985

Interviewee:

Moroles, Jesús Bautista, 1950-2015  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Jimenez, Luis  Search this

Pfeiffer, Eckhardt.  Search this

Rückriem, Ulrich.  Search this

Legorreta Vilchis, Ricardo  Search this

Noguchi, Isamu  Search this

Saarinen, Eero  Search this

Baca, Judith Francisca  Search this

Shrader, David  Search this

Ribelin, Frank  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Sculptors -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Art commissions  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13223

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)249049

AAA_collcode_morole04

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_249049

Interviewee:

Huerta, Benito, 1952-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Livingston, Jane  Search this

Yanez, Rene  Search this

Pitman, Bonnie  Search this

Hernandez, John  Search this

Zamudio-Taylor, Victor  Search this

Lomas Garza, Carmen  Search this

Vargas, Kathy  Search this

Beardsley, John  Search this

Chin, Mel  Search this

Caton, David  Search this

Lynn Goode Gallery  Search this

Galería de la Raza (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Curators -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Art criticism  Search this

Art commissions  Search this

Painting -- Technique  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12217

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)247972

AAA_collcode_huerta04

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_247972

Interviewee:

Briseño, Rolando, 1952-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Orozco, Sylvia  Search this

Barraza, Santa  Search this

Amado, Jesse  Search this

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco  Search this

Ramirez, Chuck  Search this

Pace, Linda  Search this

Kanjo, Kathryn  Search this

Von Honts, Jackie  Search this

Del Viller, Melita  Search this

Mazuca, Roland  Search this

De Syzslo, Fernando  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Catholicism  Search this

Gay artists -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Computer Art  Search this

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12193

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)247313

AAA_collcode_brisen04

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_247313

Interviewee:

Amado, Jesse, 1951-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Subject:

Ford, O'Neil  Search this

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco  Search this

Hickey, Dave  Search this

Davis, Barbara  Search this

Casas, Mel  Search this

Reynolds, Steve  Search this

Ramirez, Chuck  Search this

Holland, Rebecca  Search this

Finesilver Gallery  Search this

Contemporary Art for San Antonio (Organization)  Search this

ArtPace (Foundation : San Antonio, Tex.)  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Religion in art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12876

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)248017

AAA_collcode_amado04

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_248017

Interviewee:

Orozco, Sylvia, 1954-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

League of United Chicano Artists  Search this

Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Alvarez Bravo, Manuel, 1902-  Search this

Barraza, Santa  Search this

Cardenas, Gilberto  Search this

Coronado, Sam  Search this

Dodson, Nora Gonzales  Search this

Fearing, Kelly  Search this

Frary, Michael, 1918-  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Pace, Linda  Search this

Pulido, Piu  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Starpattern, Rita  Search this

Trevino, Barbina Modesta  Search this

Extent:

76 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 Jan. 26-Feb. 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Sylvia Orozco conducted 2004 Jan. 26-Feb. 2, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Mexic-Arte Gallery, Austin, Tex.

Orozco speaks of her family history, having the best drawing in second grade, the earliest recollection of being an artist; Camp Fire Girls; painting for high school pep squad and protest signs; growing up in Cuero, Tex.; integration in high school; Texas A and I; the Raza Unida movement; University of Texas; the Conferencia del Plastica Chicana, held September 13-16, 1979 in Austin, Tex.; MECha, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan; the effect of her work as a curator on her ability to do her own artwork; CONACYT, National Council of Arts and Technology; her passion for Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros; meeting Pio Pulido; LUChA, the League of United Chicano Artists; organizing an exhibition on Manuel Alvarez Bravo at the Texas Memorial Museum; the beginnings of Mexic-Arte Gallery; the group Women and Their Work; the installation "Counter Colon-ialismo"; alternative spaces and museums; and future plans for Mexic-Arte Gallery. Orozco also recalls Santa Barraza, Kelly Fearing, Mike Frary, Sam Coronado, Barbina Modesta Treviño, Nora Gonzalez-Dodson, Linda Pace, Rita Starpattern, Gilbert Cardenas, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Sylvia Orozco (1954- ) is an artist from Austin, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 55 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Museum directors -- Texas  Search this

Topic:

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Curators -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.orozco04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-orozco04

Interviewee:

Huerta, Benito, 1952-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Galería de la Raza (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Lynn Goode Gallery  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Beardsley, John  Search this

Caton, David  Search this

Chin, Mel, 1951-  Search this

Hernandez, John, 1952-  Search this

Livingston, Jane  Search this

Lomas Garza, Carmen  Search this

Pitman, Bonnie  Search this

Vargas, Kathy  Search this

Yanez, Rene  Search this

Zamudio-Taylor, Victor  Search this

Extent:

5 Sound discs (Sound recording, master (5 hrs., 52 min.), digitial, 2 5/8 in.)

84 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound discs

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 Feb. 29-Mar. 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Benito Huerta conducted 2004 Feb. 29-Mar. 2, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Arlington, Tex.

Huerta speaks of his early childhood; interest in art; attending graduate school at New Mexico State University; the exhibition "Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors," 1987; interest in music and planning programs while attending undergraduate school at the University of Houston; his relationship with artist Mel Chin; his exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; the Lynn Goode Gallery and an exhibition entitled "Aneurism"; criticism of his artwork; living in San Francisco for two years; Galería de la Raza; painting on black velvet; the exhibition "Chulas Fronteras (Beautiful Borders)" 1986; his chalupas series; the value of curating versus making his own art; "Seen and Unseen" at Diverse Works 1983; "Cowboys, Cadillacs, and Computers" Lawndale Art and Performance Center, University of Houston, 1985; his installation pieces; maps and global images in his work; his co-founding of the art Magazine "Artlies"; public commissions; connections to North Carolina; the Serie project; and the artists he has worked with since arriving at University of Texas, Arlington. Huerta also recalls David Caton, Jane Livingston, John Beardsley, René Yañez, Carmen Lomas Garza, John Hernandez, Kathy Vargas, Victor Zamudio Taylor, Bonnie Pitman, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Beniton Huerta (1952-) is an artist from Arlington, Tex. Interviewer Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Curators -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Art criticism  Search this

Art commissions  Search this

Painting -- Technique  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.huerta04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-huerta04

Interviewee:

Wilson, Liliana, 1953-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Agosin, Marjorie  Search this

Almeida, Arturo  Search this

Anzaldúa, Gloria  Search this

Chödrön, Pema  Search this

Gonzales, Mia  Search this

Navarro, Mary Margaret  Search this

Perez, Cynthia  Search this

Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto  Search this

Treviño, Jesse, 1946-  Search this

Wilson, Neil  Search this

Yanez, Rene  Search this

Extent:

99 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004, July 13-27

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Liliana Wilson conducted 2004 July 13-27, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Austin, Texas.

Wilson displays a slideshow of her works and discusses Disparecidos en el Cielo; The Gatekeepers; The Immigrants; Man Running from Himself; Girl and Red Fish; Self-Portrait; Organic Barbed Wire; The Fish Tree; The Wedding; Desperate Housewife; The Lovers; The Meaning of Life; Lies; Proposition 187; Luciano; Time; Shift; El dia en que le hicieron pedazos la corona; Casi Gomez; Man and Leaf, and others. Wilson also discusses her relationship with Gloria Anzaldua; her sister's kidnapping by the Pinochet regime; experiences winning art contests at primary school; her uncommon last name; her use of Catholic imagery; her bad experience teaching; her childhood in Valparaiso, Chile; the patriarchal qualities of Chilean culture; attending architecture school and then transferring to law; her father's death and the family's resulting financial struggles; her disdain for traditional political paradigms; Santiago during the 1973 coup by Augusto Pinochet; her apartment being raided by the Army; moving to America and working as an au pair; enrolling in Austin Community College; her color choices in her paintings; moving to San Francisco; her various jobs doing commercial art; her early grant from MACLA; her anti-social nature, and how Anzaldua's nature is similar; her various residences in San Francisco; her conversion to Buddhism; moving back to Austin and her love for its community; learning to promote her own work; painting nude forms; her disdain for certain Catholic ideologies; the painters which she considers influences, such as Bosch, Kahlo, and Klee; her inability to be recognized by museums; the masculine nature of art academia; her involvement in the San Antonio arts scene; and the positive qualities of the United States. Wilson also discusses Cynthia Perez, Mia Gonzales, Jesse Treviño, Rene Yañez, Pema Chödrön, Neil Wilson, Arturo Almeida, Mary Margaret Navarro, Marjorie Agosin, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Liliana Wilson (1953-) is an artist in Austin, Texas. Cary Cordova (1970-) is an art historian from Austin, Texas.

General:

Originally recorded on 6 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 55 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- Chile  Search this

Painting  Search this

Religion in art  Search this

Women painters -- Texas -- Austin -- Interviews  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.wilson04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilson04

Interviewee:

Treviño, Jesse, 1946-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Alsup, Katherine  Search this

Clinton, Hillary Rodham  Search this

Consey, Kevin E.  Search this

Cortex, George  Search this

Denman, Gilbert  Search this

Draper, William F., 1912-2003  Search this

Mayan, Earl.  Search this

Reyes, Felipe  Search this

Sosa, Lionel  Search this

Extent:

77 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 July 15-16

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jesse Treviño conducted 2004 July 15-16, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in San Antonio, Texas.

Treviño discusses his birth in Monterrey, Mexico; moving to San Antonio; being one of 12 children; attending the Art Students League of New York; being drafted into Vietnam; the Mekong Delta; falling into a booby trap and being badly wounded; the long recovery and the subsequent amputation of his right hand; learning to paint with his left hand; his first shows; his "Mi Vida" self-portrait; the numerous poster contests he won as a youth; his art training; the difficulty in organizing Chicano art shows; the relationships with his siblings, particularly his oldest sister, Eva; his Santa Rosa Hospital mural ("Spirit of Healing"); and the importance of public art, particularly murals. Treviño also discusses his Veladora; his early left-handed paintings; the classification of himself as a "Realist"; how he chooses the sites he paints; helping form the Alameda/Smithsonian art center; being invited to talk at veteran's groups and high schools; his early paintings on black canvas; his new public art project on San Antonio's notorious Guadalupe Street; his Wells Fargo Bank mural and its formation; his interest, or lack thereof, in photography; his portraits of Henry B. Gonzales and his mother; his painting, "Mis Hermanos;" his successful one man show at the San Antonio Museum of Art; his relationships with galleries; the rejuvenating qualities of art in poor neighborhoods; his trip to Chile with Hillary Clinton, as part of her First Lady's Convention; being honored at the White House; and how he wants his art to unite people. Treviño also recalls William Draper, Felipe Reyes, Katherine Alsup, Earl Mayan, George Cortex, Gilbert Denman, Kevin Consey, Lionel Sosa, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Jesse Treviño (1946- ) is a painter from San Antonio, Texas. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian from Austin, Texas.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 11 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Muralists -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.trevin04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-trevin04

Interviewee:

Sanchez, Graciela I.  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center  Search this

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Anzaldúa, Gloria  Search this

Calvo, Luz María  Search this

Diaz, Eduardo  Search this

Guerra, Susan  Search this

Kasterly, Amy  Search this

Lorde, Audre.  Search this

Mondini-Ruiz, Franco, 1961-  Search this

Moraga, Cherríe  Search this

Perez, Cynthia  Search this

Vaughn, Genevieve  Search this

Wilson, Liliana, 1953-  Search this

Extent:

91 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 June 25-July 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Graciela Sanchez conducted 2004 June 25-July 2, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in San Antonio, Tex.

Sánchez speaks of her family background, her family's move to Chicago, return to San Antonio, and cultural traditions; San Antonio's Chili Queens; activism in the community; high school, attending Yale University; MEChA; Gloria Anzaldúa and This Bridge Called My Back; working for the Southwest Voter Registration Project; MALDEF, Mexican American Legal Defense; the foundation of Esperanza Peace and Justice Center with Susan Guerra and others; going to Cuba to study film; the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center; the values of being "buena gente," "good people"; Ellas, a Latina lesbian organization; working with Amy Kastely, lawyer; Mujer Artes; her film "No Porque lo Diga Fidel Castro"; working for AIDS prevention/education; the newsletter "The Interchange" which became "La Voz de Esperanza"; Stonehaven Ranch, a retreat location; the film screenings "Other America"; the complete de-funding of Esperanza in 1997 and the four year litigation with the city of San Antonio; trying to save the building La Gloria and other endeavors taken on by the Esperanza; the Cuentos Project and recent events sponsored by the Esperanza. Sánchez also recalls Audre Lorde, Luz Calvo, Eduardo Diaz, Liliana Wilson Grez, Cherríe Moraga, Cynthia Perez, Genevieve Vaughn, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Graciela Sanchez (1960- ) is an arts activist and the executive director of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound discs. Duration is 5 hr., 30 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Mexican American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Gay artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.sanche04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-sanche04

Interviewee:

Rodriguez-Diaz, Angel, 1955-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Alvarez, Candida, 1955-  Search this

Anthes, John  Search this

Briseño, Rolando, 1952-  Search this

Cisneros, Sandra  Search this

Min, Yong Soon, 1953-  Search this

Molina, Antonio J. (Antonio José), 1928-  Search this

Morris, Robert, 1931-2018  Search this

Pace, Linda  Search this

Ramos Otero, Manuel  Search this

Roche-Rabell, Arnaldo, 1955-  Search this

Sward, Robert, 1933-  Search this

Tofino, Nitsa  Search this

Extent:

7 Sound discs (Sound recording, master (7 hr., 45 min.), digital, 2 5/8 in.)

6 Cassettes (Sound recording, duplicate)

94 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound discs

Cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 April 23-May 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Angel Rodriguez-Diaz conducted 2004 Apr. 23-May 7, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in San Antonio, Tex.

Rodriguez-Diaz speaks of his mother's upbringing and her untimely death from cancer; his childhood and schooling in Santurce, Puerto Rico, particularly his art experiences; his parents' conversion to Pentecostalism; the importance of travel in Puerto Rican culture; attending the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; discovering his sexuality during adolescence; living in New York City; the city's gay scene on Christopher Street; exploring his identity as a Puerto Rican American; his jobs at mannequin factories; and his gradual ingratiation into the New York art world, mostly through Robert Morris. Rodriguez-Diaz also mentions his relationship with Rolando Briseño; the motifs in his paintings, such as mirrors and masks; witnessing the Tompkins Square Park riots of 1988; organizing a strike at his mannequin factory; contracting the HIV virus from a partner; Mexican art cinema; the cultural and historical similarities of Mexico and Puerto Rico; moving to San Antonio; choosing the models for his "Goddess" series; Anglo/Latino conflict within the San Antonio art scene; the commodification of Mexican culture in San Antonio; the spiritual importance of portraiture; the history of Puerto Rican artwork and culture, particularly native cultures; and the Smithsonian's acquisition of his painting, "The Protagonist of an Endless Story." Rodriguez-Diaz also recalls Antonio Molina, Sandra Cisneros, Arnoldo Roche-Rabell, John Anthes, Manuel Ramos Otero, Nitsa Tofino, Candida Alvarez, Soon Yong Ming, Robert Sward, Linda Pace, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Angel Rodriguez-Diaz (1955- ) is an artist from San Antonio, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 7 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 12 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 46 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Painters -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Interviews  Search this

Artists -- Puerto Rico -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Hispanic American artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Gay artists -- Texas -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.rodriga04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rodriga04

Interviewee:

Muñoz, Celia Alvarez, 1937-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cordova, Cary  Search this

Creator:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Names:

Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas  Search this

Garcia, Rupert, 1941-  Search this

Hayden, Dolores  Search this

Huerta, Benito, 1952-  Search this

Limón, Damiana Esparza  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Massey, Robert, 1921-  Search this

Ruiz, Vicky  Search this

Souza, Al, 1944-  Search this

Walker, Ashley, 1913-  Search this

Extent:

70 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 Feb. 7-28

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Celia Alvarez Muñoz conducted 2004 Feb. 7-28, by Cary Cordova, for the Archives of American Art, in Arlington, Tex.

Muñoz speaks of her early childhood and close relationship to her maternal grandmother Damiana Esparza Limón; travels to California in high school; Father Rahm, the youth center, and the opportunity to go to college; Dr. Robert Massey who was an etcher and took Muñoz under his wing; her zeal graduating from Texas Western University; teaching art to school children; her marriage; experimenting with photography; the theory of deconstruction; being a writer; the "Enlightenment" series, which began in graduate school; spirituality and philosophy; Dolores Hayden and the University of California at Los Angeles program in architecture and urban planning; her consciousness of feminism; meeting Lucy Lippard and discussing her evolution; language and the multiple meanings of words; the significance of architecture within her work; the Dallas/Fort Worth airport project; the importance of her family and their support throughout her life; Xeroxing and use of transparencies; and the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas. Muñoz also recalls Al Souza, Ashley Walker, Rupert Garcia, Vicky Ruiz, Benito Huerta, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Celia Alvarez Muñoz (1937- ) is an artist from Arlington, Tex. Cary Cordova (1970- ) is an art historian from Austin, Tex.

General:

Originally recorded on 7 sound discs and 1 compact disc. Reformatted in 2010 as 14 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hrs., 22 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Authors -- Texas  Search this

Photographers -- Texas  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Technique  Search this

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Hispanic American women authors  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview is part of the series "Recuerdos Orales: Interviews of the Latino Art Community in Texas," supported by Federal funds for Latino programming, administered by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.munoz04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-munoz04