Oral history interview with Helena Hernmarck, 2010 July 28- Aug. 31

Hernmarck, Helena, b. 1941
Fiber artist, Weaver
Ridgefield, Conn.

Size: Sound recording, master: 2 memory cards (3 hr., 5 min.) : secure digital ; 1.25 in.

Collection Summary: An interview of Helena Hernmarck conducted 2010 July 28 and Aug. 31, by Matilda McQuaid, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Hernmarck's home and studio, in Ridgefield, Conn.

Biographical/Historical Note: Helena Hernmarck (1941-) is a tapestry artist in Ridgefield, Conn. Matilda McQuaid is deputy curatorial director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, N.Y.

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.

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

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