Oral history interview with Richard Mawdsley, 2010 Aug. 21-22
Mawdsley, Richard,
b. 1945
Metalworker
Carterville, Ill.
Size: Sound recording, master: 4 memory cards (5 hr., 58 min.) : secure digital ; 1.25 in.
Collection Summary: An interview of Richard Mawdsley conducted 2010 Aug. 21 and 22, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Mawdsley's home and studio, in Carterville, Ill.
Biographical/Historical Note: Richard Mawdsley (1945- ) is a metalsmith and educator in Carterville, Ill. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar and writer 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.
