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Interviewee:

Cramer, Peter Francis  Search this

Waters, Jack  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Names:

ABC No Rio (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Artist's Spaces Archives  Search this

Collaborative Projects, Inc.  Search this

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development  Search this

Acierno, Lou  Search this

Gamper, Christa  Search this

George, Carl  Search this

Gonzalez-Torres, Felix, 1957-1996  Search this

Howland, Becky  Search this

Karlen, Joan  Search this

Keene, Michael  Search this

Kurtti, George  Search this

Moore, Alan  Search this

Schloss, Arlene  Search this

Smith, Kiki, 1954-  Search this

Taylor, Brad  Search this

Taylor, Brian  Search this

Extent:

73 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2007 September 6-October 9

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Peter Cramer and Jack Waters conducted 2007 September 6 and October 9, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art, in conjunction with the Artists' Spaces Archives Project, at Allied Productions, Inc. Studio in New York, New York.

Cramer and Waters, former co-directors of ABC No Rio, speak of their family and educational backgrounds; dance studies; forming their own company POOL (Performance On One Leg) and their "umbrella" non-profit group Allied Productions; their performance "Seven Days of Creation" at ABC No Rio; "crisis management" of ABC No Rio's building at 156 Rivington Street; Colab [Collaborative Projects]; residents in the building including Bobby G and the Acosta family; programs located at ABC No Rio's including the Naked Eye Cinema, Open Mike, Z Club, hardcore Matinee (punk music), and others; seeking grants; incorporating as a non-profit organization; fostering a queer aesthetic; AIDS and the art community; ABC No Rio's traveling exhibitions and performances; gentrification on the Lower East Side; ongoing conflicts with New York City's Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (owner of the building); management of ABC No Rio's Board; community outreach; NEA funding and the "culture wars"; and the "burnout factor" of running ABC No Rio. They also recall Lou Acierno, Charas/El Bohio Cultural and Community Center, Christa Gamper, Carl George, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Becky Howland, Joan Karlen, Michael Keane, George Kurtti, Alan Moore, The Pyramid Club, Arlene Schloss, Kiki Smith, Brad Taylor, Brian Taylor, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Peter Cramer is an interactivist artist from New York, New York. Jack Waters is a media artist from New York, New York. Liza Kirwin is the curator of manuscripts at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Occupation:

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

African American societies  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the interview was provided by Artists' Spaces Archives, New York, New York.

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.cramer07

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw938df3c5e-d2b4-46fc-a61b-990331306b1b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cramer07

Interviewee:

Weston, Frederick, Frederick, 1946-2020  Search this

Interviewer:

Kerr, Theodore  Search this

Names:

Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

4 Items (sound files (5 hrs., 28 min.), digital, wav)

130 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2016 August 31-September 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Frederick Weston, conducted 2016 August 31 and September 5, by Theodore Kerr, for the Archives of American Art's Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project, at Weston's home in New York, N.Y.

Weston speaks of his childhood in Detroit; early understandings of his gender; attending Ferris State University in Michigan; moving to New York in 1973; New York nightclub culture before the AIDS crisis; studying at FIT and working in the fashion industry; beginning to consider himself an artist in the late 1990s after years of collage work in street settings; being diagnosed with HIV in the mid-1990s; imbuing his art with his personal experience; his body of work in photography, installations, and poetry; his health care and regiment since being diagnosed with HIV; evolutions in his personal outlook since being diagnosed; the trajectory of his sex life from adolescence; moving into his current apartment in Chelsea; and reflections on America's racial situation. Weston also recalls Claude Payne, Apollonia, Billy Blair, Stephanie Crawford, Franz Renard Smith, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, Bruce Benderson, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Interviewee Frederick Weston (1946- ) is a multimedia artist in New York, N.Y. Interviewer Theodore Kerr (1979- ) is a writer and organizer in New York, N.Y.

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.

Topic:

AIDS (Disease) and the arts  Search this

Artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funded by the Keith Haring Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.weston16

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9621d1dde-6c2a-4ea5-a26d-967b128fc504

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-weston16

Creator:

Mullican, Matt, 1951-  Search this

Subject:

König, Kasper  Search this

Mullican, Lee  Search this

Weiner, Lawrence  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Photographs

Sketchbooks

Notebooks

Diaries

Writings

Citation:

Matt Mullican papers, circa 1968-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16215

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)368431

AAA_collcode_mullmatt

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_368431

Creator:

garcia, iliana emilia, 1970-  Search this

Subject:

García, Scherezade  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Place:

Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)

Citation:

iliana emilia garcia papers, 1987-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Theme:

Latino and Latin American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16286

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373514

AAA_collcode_garcilia

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373514

Creator:

Garcia, Scherezade, 1966-  Search this

Subject:

garcia, iliana emilia  Search this

Sotomayor, Sonia  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Place:

Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)

Citation:

Scherezade Garcia papers, 1975-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Theme:

Latino and Latin American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16287

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373516

AAA_collcode_garcsche

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373516

Creator:

Bender, Gretchen, 1951-2004  Search this

Extent:

2.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1980-2004

Summary:

The papers of Gretchen Bender measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1980-2004. This material documents her career as a filmmaker and multimedia artist through biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, writings, notebooks, printed material, photographs, slides and transparencies, and artwork. Also included are project files detailing Gretchen's collaborations with dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, as well as a handwritten transcription of a conversation between Bender and Cindy Sherman.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Gretchen Bender measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1980-2004. This material documents her career as a filmmaker and multimedia artist through biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, writings, notebooks, printed material, photographs, slides and transparencies, and artwork. Also included are project files detailing Gretchen's collaborations with dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, as well as a handwritten transcription of a conversation between Bender and Cindy Sherman.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1996 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence/Letters, 1985-2003 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1985-1990 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 4: Project Files, 1982-2002 (Boxes 1-2, 5; 0.9 Linear Feet)

Series 5: Writings, 1983-1988 (Box 2; 0.1 Linear Feet)

Series 6: Notebooks, 1980-2000 (Box 2; 0.6 Linear Feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1981-2004 (Boxes 3, 6; 0.3 Linear Feet)

Series 8: Photographs, 1984-1989 (Boxes 3-4, 0.3 Linear Feet)

Series 9: Artwork, 1984-1985 (Boxes 4, 5; 0.2 Linear Feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Gretchen Bender (1951-2004) was a New York City based filmmaker, multimedia, and conceptual artist. Bender borrowed from elements found in advertising, television, popular contemporary art, and computer graphics to explore issues of race, gender, politics, and culture in her work. During the 1990s, Bender worked with choreographer/dancer Bill T. Jones as a co-director, set designer, and filmmaker on a number of theater and television projects. Bender was a director, editor, and producer for television, primarily working on music videos. Bender participated in solo and group exhibitions at Metro Pictures and Nature Morte in New York.

Provenance:

Donated 2005 by Kate Bender, Gretchen Bender's sister.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Filmmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Citation:

Gretchen Bender papers, 1980-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bendgret

See more items in:

Gretchen Bender papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d03d3835-8843-41cc-a8b5-350011ccaa81

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bendgret

Interviewee:

Celmins, Vija, 1938-  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Julia K., 1951-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Vija Celmins, 2009 February 11-October 15. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15807

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)289310

AAA_collcode_celmin09

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_289310

Interviewee:

Celmins, Vija, 1938-  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Julia K., 1951-  Search this

Extent:

45 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2009 February 11-October 15

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Vija Celmins conducted 2009 February 11-October 15, by Julia Brown, for the Archives of American Art, at the Celmins' home and studio, in New York, New York.

Celmins speaks of her family's Latvian roots; experiencing World War II as a child; surviving and overcoming the trauma of World War II; the difficulties of being a refugee and moving to the United States; the influence of books on her imagination and art; expressing herself through drawing after moving to Indiana; learning English; studying art at the John Herron School of Art; attending summer school at Yale University; moving to California to obtain her MFA at UCLA; using art to grapple with and understand both her past and her emotions; experimenting with various mediums; discovering the pencil as an art material; the difficulties of printmaking; experimenting with abstraction and Pop art; deciding to drop painting and collage work; finding her own artistic philosophy and practices; her love of nature and its impact on her work; not conforming to the male-dominated, L.A. art scene; her decision to leave L.A. for NYC. Celmins also speaks about Tony Berlant, Chas Garabedian, Ed Ruscha, David Stuart, Philip Guston, Chuck Close, Willem de Kooning, Brice Marden, Joan Mitchell, Robert Irwin, and Jasper Johns.

Biographical / Historical:

Vija Celmins (1938- ) is a multimedia artist in New York, New York. Julia Brown (1951- ) is an independent scholar in San Antonio, Texas.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 33 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.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.celmin09

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f7bbce5-686a-4d06-b5f6-e03b0ab79ee2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-celmin09

Interviewee:

Minter, Marilyn, 1948-  Search this

Interviewer:

Richards, Judith Olch, 1947-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Marilyn Minter, 2011 Nov 29-30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women video artists  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16001

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)305724

AAA_collcode_minter11

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_305724

Interviewee:

Weston, Frederick, Frederick, 1946-2020  Search this

Interviewer:

Kerr, Theodore, 1979-  Search this

Subject:

Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Frederick Weston, 2016 August 31-September 5. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

AIDS (Disease) and the arts  Search this

Artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17387

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)382893

AAA_collcode_weston16

Theme:

African American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_382893

Interviewee:

Aitken, Doug, 1968-  Search this

Interviewer:

Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Doug Aitken, 2017 July 22-24. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17493

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)389579

AAA_collcode_aitken17

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_389579

Creator:

Ballester, Diógenes, 1956-  Search this

Citation:

Diógenes Ballester papers, 1976-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Theme:

Latino and Latin American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)22168

AAA_collcode_balldiog

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22168

Creator:

Ballester, Diógenes, 1956-  Search this

Extent:

6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1976-2014

Scope and Contents:

The papers of multimedia artist and educator Diógenes Ballester (1956- ) measure 6.0 linear feet and date from 1976-2014. The papers reflect Ballester's career through grant proposals; exhibition planning documents; project files; interviews; works of art; biographical material; photographs; printed material; and correspondence with gallery and museum professionals, peers and students, and the community, in particular, those who participated in workshops and other events with Ballester.

Biographical / Historical:

Diógenes Ballester (1956-) is an artist, educator and writer in New York City, New York and Puerto Rico and the Nuyorican artistic communities. Ballester has owned and operated his New York studio in El Barrio since 1987.

Provenance:

Donated in 2022 by Diógenes Ballester.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artists -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.balldiog

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c6095fc9-ea06-4c23-944e-5fa1e551e3be

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-balldiog

Interviewee:

Minter, Marilyn, 1948-  Search this

Interviewer:

Richards, Judith Olch  Search this

Extent:

8 Items (Sound recording, master: 8 sound files (4 hr., 54 min.), digital, wav)

146 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2011 Nov 29-30

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Marilyn Minter conducted 2011 Nov. 29-30, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Minter's studio, in New York, N.Y.

Minter speaks of her childhood and parents, including a body of work surrounding her drug addled mother that introduced her to photography; her years as a student of Jerry Uelsmann at University of Florida; time speat working as a plumber, which eventuated in a job with Kenneth Snelson; Brief time as an abstract expressionist with Christophe Colehauffer; rise to sobriety; shows with Max Protetch; shows at Gracie Manor, White Columns, and Nicola Jacobs in the late 80s; series Money, Food Porn and Porn, based on necessities to live; subsequent ostricization for the Porn series; teaching at the School of Visual Art; her preference for eliminating the context of the subject of her work; collaborations with Jeanne Meyers; her style and process, including her team of staff who help create her paintings; emergent use of film, including a Phantom 25,000 fps slo-mo camera; Minter's thoughts on women in the art world and feminist ideologies and women supporting each other; her work in commercial photography, including shooting for Tom Ford and Versace as well as various other companies; series of work featuring Pamela Anderson; shows at the Whitney Biennial and SF MoMA; the project Creative Time and Minter's work with billboards; repeated collaborations with Salon 94; Minter's films Green Pink Caviar and I'm Not Much But I'm All I Think About. Minter also recalls Jerry Uelsmann, Tom DeSchmidt, Max Protetch, Christophe Colehauffer, Mary Heilmann, Mike Ballou, Kenneth Snelson, Neville Wakefield and Shea Spencer, Anne Pasternak, Jimmy De Sana, various students taught over the years, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Marilyn Minter (1948- ) is a multimedia artist in New York, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is an independent writer and curator in New York, N.Y.

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:

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women video artists  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.minter11

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a638fef5-a96b-4590-a3fe-c624a5675fcb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-minter11

Creator:

garcia, iliana emilia, 1970-  Search this

Names:

García, Scherezade, 1966-  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)

Date:

1987-2014

Summary:

The papers of Dominican Republic born multimedia artist and designer iliana emilia garcia measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1987 to 2014. The collection is comprised of art reproductions, an annotated book, booklets and pamphlets for events and organizations, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and clippings that relate to garcia along with some material related to her sister Scherezade Garcia. The collection also includes one photograph of garcia's Paid/Received installation and student documents from Altos de Chavon.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Dominican Republic born multimedia artist and designer iliana emilia garcia measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1987 to 2014. The collection is comprised of art reproductions, an annotated book, booklets and pamphlets for events and organizations, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and clippings that relate to garcia along with some material related to her sister Scherezade Garcia. The collection also includes one photograph of garcia's Paid/Received installation and student documents from Altos de Chavon.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as one series.

Series 1: iliana emilia garcia Papers, 1987-2014 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

iliana emilia garcia (1970- ) is a multimedia artist and designer in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and attended the Altos de Chavon School of Design before receiving a scholarship to the Parsons School of Design's summer program in 1988. In 1989 she was awarded the Ruth Vanderpool Parsons Institutional Scholarship for Portfolio Excellence. In 1991 garcia went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from Parsons. She is also one of the founding members of the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto Grafica.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Scherezade Garcia, the sister of iliana emilia garcia.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2015 by iliana emilia garcia.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

iliana emilia garcia papers, 1987-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.garcilia

See more items in:

iliana emilia garcia papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9556241ad-6e95-4a8c-8dc3-5fb97cc6f1a5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-garcilia

Creator:

Ramírez Jonas, Paul, 1965-  Search this

Names:

Creative Time, Inc.  Search this

Hunter College. Department of Art  Search this

Extent:

6.3 Linear feet

19.73 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Date:

circa 1989-2014

Summary:

The papers of New York multimedia artist and educator Paul Ramírez Jonas, measure 6.3 linear feet and 19.73 GB and date from circa 1989-2014. The collection documents the work of this social practice artist through correspondence, exhibition and project files, and professional files, and provides relatively thorough coverage of Ramírez Jonas's work and development to late mid-career.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York multimedia artist and educator Paul Ramírez Jonas, measure 6.3 linear feet and 19.73 GB and date from circa 1989-2014. The collection documents the work of this social practice artist through correspondence, exhibition and project files, and professional files, and provides relatively thorough coverage of Ramírez Jonas's work and development to late mid-career.

Correspondence and personal files include greeting cards and postcards sent to Ramírez Jonas from individuals and galleries, and includes the artist's file arrangement lists documenting his organization of the records prior to donation to the Archives of American Art. Extensice email correspondence remains unprocessed.

Exhibition files provide a comprehensive survey of Ramírez Jonas's participation in group and solo exhibitions over more than two decades. Files include correspondence, notes, sketches, and printed, photographic and digital material for multiple exhibitions, and record Ramírez Jonas's relationships with gallery owners as well as the evolution and execution of many installations.

Project files provide a relatively comprehensive record of over two decades of projects, including large scale public art installations and smaller, more intimate projects, that trace evolving themes in Ramírez Jonas's work. Files include correspondence, architect's plans and schematic drawings, artist notes, financial and contractual records, printed and digital material, and photographs.

Professional files document other professional activities in which Ramírez Jonas was involved, such as boards and committees, conferences, panels, and seminars. Also found are a few files relating to teaching appointments, including documentation of his Combined Media Class at Hunter College.

Arrangement:

Prior to donation, Ramírez Jonas organized the bulk of his archives chronologically and thereafter into three categories which he titled "Shows," "Work," and "Other." This core arrangement has been maintained in the series Exhibition Files (Shows), Project Files (Work) and Professional Files (Other). A few additional files that did not fall into these three categories are arranged at the beginning of the collection as Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Files.

Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Files, 1991-circa 2014 (0.25 linear feet; Box 1, 2.20 GB; ER10)

Series 2: Exhibition Files, 1990-2009 (3.05 linear feet; Boxes 1-4, OV 7, 14.99 GB; ER01-ER05)

Series 3: Project Files, 1990-2014 (2.4 linear feet; Boxes 4-6, OVs 8-9, 2.54 GB; ER06-ER09)

Series 4: Professional Files, circa 1989-2014 (0.6 linear feet; Box 6, OV 8)

Biographical / Historical:

Paul Ramírez Jonas (1965-) is a multimedia artist and educator in New York, New York.

Ramírez Jonas was born in Pomona, California and raised in Honduras. He earned a BA in Studio Art and an MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. As a social practice artist Ramírez Jonas explores definitions of art and the public and seeks to engage active audience participation in much of his work. He uses pre-existing texts, models, and materials in work ranging from monumental sculpture to smaller and more intimate projects involving drawings, textiles, musical instruments, video and performance art, and other media.

Ramírez Jonas has had an ongoing association with Creative Time, a public arts organization in New York City which funded, amongst other projects, his 2010 project Key to the City, in which he replaced locks around the city with new locks that could be opened with keys he distributed. Keys have had an important role in Ramírez Jonas's work; his Taylor Square park project in Cambridge, for example, juxtaposes the locked gates of the public space with 5000 keys he distributed to the public to be duplicated endlessly, as a symbol of "this relationship between public space and the public."

Ramírez Jonas is an educator who has taught at institutions including the Rhode Island School of Design and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is currently an Associate Professor at Hunter College, City University of New York.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2015 and 2017 by Paul Ramírez Jonas.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Educators -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Citation:

Paul Ramírez Jonas papers, circa 1989-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.ramipaul

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Paul Ramírez Jonas papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c60e8103-f7e3-4bd3-90df-2960e6ada512

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ramipaul

Creator:

Galen, Elaine  Search this

Extent:

2.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1950-2020

Scope and Contents:

The papers of multimedia artist and educator, Elaine Galen, measure 2.6 linear feet and date from circa 1950-2020. Included is biographical information, correspondence, education files, writings, subject files, photographs of works of art, drawings, and printed material.

Biographical information includes an artist's statement and a resume; lists of works of art and collections; two DVDs "Elaine Galen: The State of the Art, undated; a CD of an interview with Galen "Celebrating 76 years of Creativity and Vision, Elisa Contemporary Art", undated; and a DVD "Out of the Heart of the Lion", undated. Correspondence is between Galen and museums regarding donations and exhibitions as well as letters of recommendation from colleagues. Materials relating to Galen's academic career include her dissertation proposal, various syllabi, essays and lectures. Writings by Galen consist of unpublished manuscripts and poems. Subject files concern a 1972 solo show at Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ. Photographs are of Galen and her works of art. Artwork includes a sketchbook and loose drawings. Printed material consists of books by Galen, exhibition announcements and catalogs, auction catalogs, invitations, articles, newspaper clippings, posters and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Elaine Galen (1928- ) is a multi-media painter, sculptor, and educator in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of artist Ed Colker, Elaine Galen's husband.

Provenance:

Donated 2007, 2013, 2020 and 2021 by Elaine Galen.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State)  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State)  Search this

Educators -- New York (State)  Search this

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.galeelai

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw940a57b25-4738-476d-8bc0-dd1c8795ac58

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-galeelai

Creator:

Henrion, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

9.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1989-2020

Scope and Contents:

The Marilyn Henrion papers measure 9.6 linear feet and date from circa 1989-2020. Included is correspondence; financial records; notes, plans and sketches; files concerning exhibitions, commission, teaching materials, and organizations; grant applications; printed material about Henrion; slides and photographs; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Marilyn Henrion (1932- ) is a multimedia and fiber artist in New York, New York.

Provenance:

Donated in 2003 and in 2021 by Marilyn Henrion.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Fiber artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women textile artists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.henrmari

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98673142d-5d14-4bb1-bf7d-5f9f4277476b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-henrmari

Creator:

García, Scherezade, 1966-  Search this

Names:

Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-  Search this

garcia, iliana emilia, 1970-  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Place:

Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)

Date:

1975-2015

Summary:

The papers of Dominican Republic born multimedia artist, designer, and educator Scherezade Garcia measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1975 to 2015. The bulk of the collection is comprised of printed materials that include art reproductions, a book and calendar, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and posters from Garcia's childhood and career as an adult. Other material includes awards and certificates, a photograph of Garcia painting, and school documents from Altos de Chavon School of Design; correspondence with her sister iliana emilia garcia, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and others; and sketches and mockups for Angeles Caídos [Fallen Angels] and other projects.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Dominican Repbublic born multimedia artist, designer, and educator Scherezade Garcia measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1975 to 2015. The bulk of the collection is comprised of printed materials that include art reproductions, a book and calendar, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and posters from Garcia's childhood and career as an adult. Other material includes awards and certificates, a photograph of Garcia painting, and school documents from Altos de Chavon School of Design; correspondence with her sister iliana emilia garcia, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and others; and sketches and mockups for Angeles Caídos [Fallen Angels] and other projects.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as four series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1984-circa 2000 (Box 1, 3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1986-2015 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1975-2015 (Box 1-3, OV 4; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Artwork, circa 1990, undated (Box 2, OV 4; 0.2 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Scherezade Garcia (1966- ) is a multimedia artist, designer, and educator in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Garcia was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She attended the Altos de Chavon School of Design and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of Design in 1988. She also earned a Master of Fine Arts in 2011 from City College of New York. At Parsons she received the Parsons Institutional Scholarship and Dana Foundation Work Program. In 2015 Garcia was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant.

She is a founding member of the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto Grafica. Garcia has taught workshops at Altos de Chavon and El Museo del Barrio. She has also been a lecturer at Parsons School of Design and St. Francis College.

Related Materials:

Also found at the Archives of American Art are the papers of iliana emilia garcia, sister of Scherezade Garcia.

Provenance:

The papers were donated in 2015 and 2017 by Scherezade Garcia.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Scherezade Garcia papers, 1975-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.garcsche

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Scherezade Garcia papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f5b19720-c6ad-48a3-a4a1-43849e05bc62

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-garcsche

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