An interview with Astrid Preston conducted 2020 July 27, by Matthew Simms, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Preston's studio in Santa Monica, California.
Biographical / Historical:
Astrid Preston (1945- ) is a draftsman and painter who works primarily in Los Angeles, California. Preston was part of a network of artists in Los Angeles that included Lita Albuquerque, Loren Madsen, and Steve Kahn and was first involved in a revival of drawing that brought her into contact with other mainly women draftsmen.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Astrid Preston papers.
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.
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This interview is open for research.
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An interview with Ilana Savdie conducted 2020 August 20, by Fernanda Espinosa, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Savdie's studio in New Haven, Connecticut.
Biographical / Historical:
Ilana Savdie (1986- ) is an abstract painter in New Haven, Connecticut and New York, New York. Savdie is a 2020 NXTHVN Studio Fellow.
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.
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An interview with Lenore Chinn conducted 2020 July 30, by Benjamin Gillespie, for the Archives of American Art's Art Pandemic Oral History Project at Chinn's home in San Francisco, California.
Biographical / Historical:
Lenore Chinn (1949- ) is a Chinese American painter, photographer, and queer rights activist based in San Francisco, California. Chinn co-founded the Lesbians in the Visual Arts and Queer Cultural Center and has been an active member of the Asian American Women Artists Association.
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.
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Occupation:
Photographers -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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An interview with Nancy Hom conducted 2020 August 30, by Melissa Ho, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Hom's home in San Francisco, California.
Biographical / Historical:
Nancy Hom (1949 - ) is a Chinese American artist, curator, illustrator and non-profit arts consultant in San Francisco, California. Hom was executive director of the Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, California.
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.
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This interview is open for research.
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Artists -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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An interview with with Tyrone Weedon and Stefan Bauschmid conducted 2020 August 10, by Benjamin Gillespie, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Weedon's home in Baltimore, Maryland and Bauschmid's home in Washington, DC.
Biographical / Historical:
Tyrone Weedon is an artist in Baltimore, Maryland where he is a studio program artist at Make Studio. Stefan Bauschmid is an arts instructor in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland and is the Associate Director and Studio and Art Preparations Manager at Make Studio in Baltimore, Maryland. Make Studio is a 501(c)3 community-based arts organization for artists with disabilities.
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.
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This interview is open for research.
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The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the audio is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the audio recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
An interview with Wendy Red Star conducted 2020 July 28, by Josh Franco, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Red Star's home in Portland, Oregon.
Biographical / Historical:
Wendy Red Star (1981-) is a multidisciplinary Crow artist in Portland, Oregon whose work makes Native legacies and lives visible in Euro-centric art, documents, archives, and aesthetics.
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.
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This interview is open for research.
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An interview with Kay Turner conducted 2020 June 25, by Josh Franco, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Turner's home in Austin, Texas.
Biographical / Historical:
Kay Turner (1948 -) is a performance artist, musician, scholar, and folklorist in Austin, Texas. Turner was president of the American Folklore Society, 2015-2018.
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:
This interview is open for research.
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Occupation:
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