Oral history interview with Alice Denney, 1976 May 13
Denney, Alice,
b. 1922
Arts administrator
Washington, D.C.
Collection size: 2 sound cassettes.
Collection Summary: An interview of Alice Denney conducted by Walter Hopps for the National Museum of American Art. Denney speaks of her organization of two Washington, D.C. art happenings: the "Pop Festival," held in conjunction with an exhibition, "The Popular Image," sponsored by the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, April 18 - May 1, 1966; and the "Now Festival," April 26 - May 1, 1966.
She recalls Robert Rauschenberg's performance pieces including PELICAN (1963), LINOLEUM (1966), SPRING TRAINING (1965), and MAP ROOM (1965).
Biographical/Historical Note: Curator; Washington, D.C.
Transferred from the National Museum of American Art, 1985
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