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31. Interview of Ellen Davidson

Topic:
Community History
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA History: Events and Projects
Music
Art
Literature
Theater
Length:
1 hr. 14 min.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series Arts in Corrections: Interviews with Participants in California Department of Corrections' Institutional Arts Program document the stories of formerly incarcerated artists, professional artists, and administrators who participated in the Arts-in-Corrections program. A...
Biographical Note:
Project manager of the Prison Arts Project and director of William James Association.

32. Interview of Matsumi Kanemitsu

Topic:
Asian American History
Art
Length:
7.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with prominent Los Angeles-based visual artists and other members of the art establishment whose careers span the period from the 1920s through the 1970s. It documents the art community of the pre-World War II period and the rise of Los Angeles as a nationally rec...
Biographical Note:
Painter and educator known for lithography and Japanese-style sumi. Teacher at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis College of Art and Design.”

33. Interview of Betye Saar

Topic:
African American History
Art
Length:
5.10 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
Biographical Note:
African American artist.

34. Interview of John Coplans

Topic:
Art
Length:
2.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series focuses on the history of the Pasadena Museum of Art and its role as a pathbreaking venue for contemporary art in Southern California in the 1960s.
Biographical Note:
Photographer, art critic, and curator at the Pasadena Art Museum.

35. Interview of Paul Soldner

Topic:
Art
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Ceramics artist known for a Japanese-influenced American raku style.

36. Interview of Edward Kienholz

Topic:
Art
Length:
13 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with prominent Los Angeles-based visual artists and other members of the art establishment whose careers span the period from the 1920s through the 1970s. It documents the art community of the pre-World War II period and the rise of Los Angeles as a nationally rec...
Biographical Note:
Installation and assemblage artist.

37. Interview of Thomas W. Leavitt

Topic:
Art
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series focuses on the history of the Pasadena Museum of Art and its role as a pathbreaking venue for contemporary art in Southern California in the 1960s.
Biographical Note:
Director of the Pasadena Art Museum.

38. Interview of Robert Ellis

Topic:
Art
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series focuses on the history of the Pasadena Museum of Art and its role as a pathbreaking venue for contemporary art in Southern California in the 1960s.
Biographical Note:
Artist and curator of education at the Pasadena Art Museum.

40. Interview of Robert Irwin (1977)

Topic:
Art
Length:
20.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Light-and-space artist and creator of site-specific works.