Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art Webmaster) Arts http://www.aaa.si.edu/podcasts en-us © 2010 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/website/podcasts/podcast-aaaOH.jpg 144 144 http://www.aaa.si.edu/podcasts A series of excerpts of oral history interviews with American visual artists funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Archives of American Art is the world's largest and most widely used resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America. Learn more at www.aaa.si.edu. Oral history interviews with American visual artists, excerpted. Funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. no A series of excerpts of oral history interviews with American visual artists funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Archives of American Art is the world's largest and most widely used resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America. Learn more at www.aaa.si.edu. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art Webmaster) From the mid-1960s to the present, Robert Bechtle has created sharply-focused pictures of people and street scenes with a special attention to automobiles. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art, Bechtle talks about using photography as a visual aid, as well as the value of seeing his subjects from different vantage points. The first voice you will hear is interviewer Judith Richards. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2010-12-28-bechtle.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2010-12-28-bechtle.mp3 Bechtle talks about using photography as a visual aid, as well as the value of seeing his subjects from different vantage points. From the mid-1960s to the present, Robert Bechtle has created sharply-focused pictures of people and street scenes with a special attention to automobiles. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art, Bechtle talks about using photography as a visual aid, as well as the value of seeing his subjects from different vantage points. The first voice you will hear is interviewer Judith Richards. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, photorealism, Bechtle, painter, painters, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 07:11 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts Judy Chicago's bold do-it-yourself attitude empowered her to make her own reality in the art world. In this excerpt from an interview conducted in 2009 for the Archives of American Art, she talks about her major collaborative piece, The Dinner Party, an installation of place settings for 39 mythical and historical famous women. When The Dinner Party was first exhibited in 1979 to critical acclaim, Chicago was surprised that it also generated controversy. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The first voice you will hear is interviewer Judith Richards. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-04-chicago-controversy.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-04-chicago-controversy.mp3 Chicago talks about her major collaborative piece, The Dinner Party , an installation of place settings for 39 mythical and historical famous women. When it was first exhibited in 1979, Chicago was surprised that it also generated controversy. Judy Chicago's bold do-it-yourself attitude empowered her to make her own reality in the art world. In this excerpt from an interview conducted in 2009 for the Archives of American Art, she talks about her major collaborative piece, The Dinner Party, an installation of place settings for 39 mythical and historical famous women. When The Dinner Party was first exhibited in 1979 to critical acclaim, Chicago was surprised that it also generated controversy. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The first voice you will hear is interviewer Judith Richards. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, Chicago, sculptor, sculptors, painter, painters, feminism, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 04:54 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts Looking back on the 1950s, artist Dennis Oppenheim talks about Abstract Expressionism as a sort of "scientific pursuit" that was solitary and esoteric. It was pure fine art, created in a studio, as opposed to sculptors making public art in the real world. In this excerpt from an interview conducted in 2009 for the Archives of American Art, Oppenheim talks about the tensions between what he calls "pure studio art" and public art. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-11-oppenheim.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-11-oppenheim.mp3 Oppenheim talks about the tensions between what he calls "pure studio art" and public art. Looking back on the 1950s, artist Dennis Oppenheim talks about Abstract Expressionism as a sort of "scientific pursuit" that was solitary and esoteric. It was pure fine art, created in a studio, as opposed to sculptors making public art in the real world. In this excerpt from an interview conducted in 2009 for the Archives of American Art, Oppenheim talks about the tensions between what he calls "pure studio art" and public art. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, Chicago, sculptor, sculptors, painter, painters, feminism, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 04:54 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts In the course of a life, there is often one teacher who changes everything. For painter Joan Snyder, that teacher was Billy Pritchard. Snyder was on the path to becoming a social worker when she took an art elective with Pritchard in her senior year at Rutgers. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art and funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Snyder talks about her shift from social work to painting and renting her first studio in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1962. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-18-snyder-painting.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-18-snyder-painting.mp3 Snyder talks about her shift from social work to painting and renting her first studio in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1962. In the course of a life, there is often one teacher who changes everything. For painter Joan Snyder, that teacher was Billy Pritchard. Snyder was on the path to becoming a social worker when she took an art elective with Pritchard in her senior year at Rutgers. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art and funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Snyder talks about her shift from social work to painting and renting her first studio in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1962. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, painter, painters, joan snyder, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 09:21 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts Feminist artist, author, and educator Judy Chicago inspired a generation of women artists to find a place for themselves in the art world. In this segment of an oral history interview for the Archives of American Art conducted in 2009, Chicago talks about the act of discovery as the central motivating force in her life and art. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-28-chicago-discovery.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-01-28-chicago-discovery.mp3 Chicago talks about the act of discovery as the central motivating force in her life and art. Feminist artist, author, and educator Judy Chicago inspired a generation of women artists to find a place for themselves in the art world. In this segment of an oral history interview for the Archives of American Art conducted in 2009, Chicago talks about the act of discovery as the central motivating force in her life and art. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, Chicago, sculptor, sculptors, painter, painters, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 01:55 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts Ralph Goings is celebrated for his highly-detailed photorealist paintings of diner interiors, countertop still lives, and antique pick-up trucks. In 2009 the Archives of American Art interviewed Goings for its oral history program. In this excerpt, he talks about a turning point in his career in 1963, when he began photographing subjects for his paintings. Through photographs he found a different way of seeing the world. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-02-01-goings.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-02-01-goings.mp3 Goings talks about a turning point in his career in 1963, when he began photographing subjects for his paintings. Ralph Goings is celebrated for his highly-detailed photorealist paintings of diner interiors, countertop still lives, and antique pick-up trucks. In 2009, the Archives of American Art interviewed Goings for its oral history program. In this excerpt he talks about a turning point in his career in 1963, when he began photographing subjects for his paintings. Through photographs he found a different way of seeing the world. This interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, photorealism, Goings, painter, painters, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 18:08 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts Artist Joan Snyder often includes text in her large, emotionally evocative, abstract paintings. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art, Snyder considers her conflicted feelings about adding words to her abstractions. The interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-02-08-snyder-text.mp3 http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/podcasts/artist-interviews-aaaOH_2011-02-08-snyder-text.mp3 Snyder considers her conflicted feelings about adding words to her abstractions. Artist Joan Snyder often includes text in her large, emotionally evocative, abstract paintings. In this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 2010 for the Archives of American Art, Snyder considers her conflicted feelings about adding words to her abstractions. The interview was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. snyders@si.edu (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution interview, artist, artists, Snyder, painter, painters, oral history, Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, Terra Foundation for American Art 06:18 Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art Visual Arts