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Oral history interview with Allen Ruppersberg

Interviewee:
Ruppersberg, Allen, 1944-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (sound files (5 hrs., 20 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
100 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
2017 October 27-2018 January 15
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Allen Ruppersberg conducted 2017 October 27, November 30, and 2018 January 15, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art, at Ruppersberg's studio in Brooklyn, New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Allen Ruppersberg (1944- ) is a conceptual artist In New York, New York, whose work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, and books. Avis Berman (1949- ) is an art historian and author in New York, 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:
The transcript and recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.rupper17
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9759995ed-ec33-4ec4-8558-870faa7c4875
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-rupper17
Online Media:

Adrian Piper papers

Creator:
Piper, Adrian, 1948-  Search this
Names:
Alloway, Lawrence, 1926-1990  Search this
Buchanan, Nancy, 1946-  Search this
LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007  Search this
Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this
Mayer, Rosemary  Search this
Extent:
10 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1966-1990
Scope and Contents:
Papers related to Piper's dual careers as conceptual artist and philosophy instructor. Personal letters and financial material are also included.
The Adrian Piper papers contain material related to Piper's art career includinc correspondence (1968-1988) with editors, curators, critics and others regarding museum and gallery exhibitions; lectures and panel discussions; and publications by and about Piper, mainly concerned with race and gender in art. Correspondents include Lawrence Alloway, Nancy Buchanan, Nina Felshin, Hans Haacke, Donald Kuspit, Sol Lewitt, Lucy Lippard, Rosemary Mayer, William Olander (The New York Museum), Philip Redican, Sam Samore, Terry Wolferton, and others. Subject files on the American Association of Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts panels and the New York State Council on the arts, and printed material including exhibition announcements and clippings are also included. Philosophy career related papers include correspondence (1974-1987) kept while teaching at the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and Georgetown University; and graduate school class notes, many with sketches. Personal papers include letters (1965-1990) from friends and family; and financial material such as tax returns and household expenses.
Arrangement:
I. Materials regarding Piper's art career, 1968-1988, boxes 1 to 3. II. materials regarding Pipers philosophy career, 1979-1987, boxes 4 to 7. III. personal papers, 1965-1990, boxes 8 to 10.
Biographical / Historical:
Adrian Piper (1948-) is a conceptual artist and philosopher. She taught philosophy at numerous institutions and was the first female African American philosophy professor to receive academic tenure in the United States. Piper moved to Berlin, Germany in 2005 where she now runs the Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA). In 2012, Piper "publicly retired from being Black."
Provenance:
Donated 1990 by Adrian Piper.
Restrictions:
ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists  Search this
Educators  Search this
Philosophers  Search this
Topic:
Art and race  Search this
Women artists  Search this
African American artists  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.pipeadri
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9def552b7-efa7-4a00-84c5-673abc297efc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-pipeadri

Oral history interview with Brian O'Doherty

Interviewee:
O'Doherty, Brian  Search this
Interviewer:
McManus, James W., 1942-  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (Sound recording, master: 5 memory cards (3 hr., 23 min.), digital, 1.25 in.)
73 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
2009 Nov. 16-17
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Brian O'Doherty conducted 2009 November 16 and 17, by James W. McManus, for the Archives of American Art, in New York, N.Y.
Biographical / Historical:
Brian O'Doherty (1934-) is a sculptor and conceptual artist in New York, N.Y. From 1972 to 2008 O'Doherty created work under the name Patrick Ireland, his alter ego.
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.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.odoher09
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9bb83dc34-d8da-445b-8b63-d6b75bf6834e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-odoher09
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Oral history interview with Jennifer Bartlett

Interviewee:
Bartlett, Jennifer, 1941-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Names:
Mills College -- Students  Search this
Yale University. School of Fine Arts -- Students  Search this
Murray, Elizabeth, 1940-  Search this
Serra, Richard, 1938-  Search this
Tworkov, Jack  Search this
Extent:
4 Cassettes (Sound recording: (5 hrs. 20 min.), analog.)
67 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cassettes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1987 June 18-September 28
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Jennifer Bartlett conducted 1987 June 18-September 28, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.
Bartlett discusses her family background and the dynamics within the family; her childhood interest in art; growing up in suburban Long Beach, California; attending Mills College and Yale School of Fine Arts; and her teachers and co-students there. She remembers in particular Elizabeth Murray, Jack Tworkov, and Richard Serra. She speaks about themes and intentions in her work, especially "Rhapsody" and various commissions including works created for ISI, Saatchi, Volvo, and Battery Park. Bartlett speaks about her writings "Cleopatra" and "History of the Universe" and their relationship to her painting. She concludes the interview with philosophical musings about art and taste.
Biographical / Historical:
Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022) was a painter, writer, and art instructor in New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 15 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:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.bartle87
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90758e593-0844-45c5-bbbc-c8bd16d2bc9b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bartle87
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Robert Barry

Interviewee:
Barry, Robert, 1936-  Search this
Richards, Judith Olch  Search this
Extent:
134 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
2010 May 14-15
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Robert Barry conducted 2010 May 14-15, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Yvon Lambert Gallery, in New York, New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Robert Barry (1936- ) is a conceptual artist in Teaneck, New Jersey. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is a former executive of iCI in New York, New York. Barry is represented by the Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 8 memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 20 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:
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.barry10
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98c9be9b8-2aac-4214-ad9c-c8fe9be647a2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-barry10
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Allana Clarke

Interviewee:
Clarke, Allana, 1987-  Search this
Interviewer:
Chow, Nyssa, 1980-  Search this
Names:
NXTHVN  Search this
Pandemic Oral History Project  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (video files (31 min.) Video, digital, mp4)
7 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Video recordings
Date:
2020 August 18
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Allana Clarke conducted 2020 August 18, by Nyssa Chow, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Clarke's studio in New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Allana Clarke (1987- ) is a conceptual artist in Troy, New York, working in time-based media sculpture and photography. Clarke 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.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- New York (State)  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Pandemics  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Video recordings
Identifier:
AAA.clarke20
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93692a6a6-ef0b-4820-9aaa-b4a109bcfb8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-clarke20
Online Media:

You'll see a performance Ida Applebroog

Author:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[21] pages chiefly illustrations 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books
Conceptual
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1979
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6y 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_391105

But I wasn't there a performance Ida Applebroog

Author:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[21] pages chiefly illustrations 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books
Conceptual
Place:
New York (State)
United States
Date:
1979
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6bu 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_391094

Now then a performance Ida Applebroog

Author:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[11] pages of plates chiefly illustrations 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books
Conceptual
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1979
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6no 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_391101

Oral history interview with Matt Mullican

Interviewee:
Mullican, Matt, 1951-  Search this
Interviewer:
Leddy, Annette  Search this
Extent:
15 Items (sound files (10 hrs., 5 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
168 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
2019 July 1-9
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Matt Mullican conducted 2019 July 1 and 9, by Annette Leddy, for the Archives of American Art at the Archives' New York Research Center, in New York, New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Matt Mullican (1951- ) is a conceptual, and multi-media artist in New York and Berlin, Germany. Annette Leddy is a collector for the Archives of American Art.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of Matt Mullican.
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.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Conceptual artists -- Germany -- Berlin -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.mullic19
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9365ecaf7-46ab-42a3-bc20-ed2a4b20b00c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-mullic19
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Kim Jones

Interviewee:
Jones, Kim, 1944-  Search this
Interviewer:
Ho, Melissa  Search this
Names:
Pandemic Oral History Project  Search this
Extent:
1 Item ((27 min.), digital, mp4)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Video recordings
Date:
2020 August 15
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Kim Jones conducted 2020 August 15, by Melissa Ho, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Jones' home in New York, New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Kim Jones (1944- ) is a multimedia and performance artist in New York, NY. Jones' alter-ego is Mudman.
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.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Pandemics  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease)  Search this
Black Lives Matter movement  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Video recordings
Identifier:
AAA.jones20
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e6aa51bf-5cb1-40b6-aced-47f0e6849634
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-jones20
Online Media:

I feel sorry for you : a performance / Ida Applebroog

Artist:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
13 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Conceptual
Artists' books
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1980
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6if 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090207

I pretend to know : a performance / Ida Applebroog

Artist:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Conceptual
Artists' books
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1980
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6ip 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090203

It isn't true : a performance / Ida Applebroog

Artist:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Conceptual
Artists' books
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1980
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6iti 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090205

The sweet smell of sage : a performance / Ida Applebroog

Artist:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Conceptual
Artists' books
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1980
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6sw 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090206

You what? : a performance / Ida Applebroog

Artist:
Applebroog, Ida  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Type:
Books
Artists' books (books).)
Conceptual
Artists' books
Place:
United States
New York (State)
Date:
1980
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A648 A6yo 1979
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090202

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