An interview with Amalia Mesa-Bains conducted 2019 Nov. 3 and 4, by Adriana Zavala, for the Archives of American Art, at Mesa-Bains's studio in San Juan Bautista, Calif.
Biographical / Historical:
Interviewee Amalia Mesa-Bains (1943- ) is is a visual artist and educator in San Jan Bautista, Calif. Interviewer Adriana Zavala (1964- ) is is an Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
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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. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Installation artists -- California -- San Juan Bautista Search this
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Yreina Cervántez, 2022 May 18-June 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
An interview with Yreina Cervántez conducted 2022 May 18-June 9, by Fernanda Espinosa for the Archives of American Art, at Cervántez's home in Los Angeles, California.
Biographical / Historical:
Yreina Cervántez (1952- ) is a multimedia artist, teacher and Chicana activist in Los Angeles, California. Cervántez is known for her vibrant and historical paintings, prints, and murals. She was a founding member of Self Help Graphics and has taught at California State University, Northridge.
Fernanda Espinosa (1985- ) is an oral historian based in Ecuador and New York.
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. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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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 recording 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 recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Multimedia artists -- California -- Los Angeles Search this
101 Border Theater / Heriberto B. Norzagaray Norzagaray, L. Ramon Tomaya Rosas, Pedro Gabriel González Castro.
102 Murals and Neighborhoods / Alonso Encina Herrera, Miguel Angel Sandova Lira, Romulo Frías.
Local Numbers:
FP-1993-CT-0090
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1993.
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