Oral history interview with Imogene "Tex" Gieling, 2008 Nov. 21
Gieling, Imogene "Tex",
b. 1923
Curator, Educator, Jeweler, Metalworker
San Francisco, Calif.
Size: Sound recording, master: 4 sound discs (3 hr., 28 min.) : digital ; 2 5/8 in.
Collection Summary: An interview of Imogene "Tex" Gieling conducted 2008 Nov. 21, by Jo Lauria, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Gieling's home, in San Fransisco, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Note: Imogene "Tex" Gieling (1923- ) is a metal artist who founded the metals department at the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Gieling lives and works in San Francisco, Calif.
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.
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.
