Writer and illustrator Jessica Esch explores her love of oral history interviews and how they inspired a new art project.
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Read the first-hand perspectives from the staff who preserve and document the history of the visual arts in America.
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March 24, 2021 | Guest Authors
Treasure Trove: Archives as Inspiration
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March 23, 2021 | Guest Authors
A Friendship Forged in the Archives
Guest author Angela Smith shares the story of a friendship that was sparked by an oral history interview. -
In the latest entry in our Conversations Across Collections series, national collector Josh T Franco chronicles the art and activism of Juan Sánchez.
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January 12, 2021 | Staff Voices
New Collections: Toshiko Takaezu Papers
Processing archivist Rihoko Ueno highlights the Toshiko Takaezu Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal. -
December 14, 2020 | Guest Authors
Conversations Across Collections: Talking With Marisol
Guest author Marina Pacini examines what can be gleaned from an interview with an artist who does not like to talk about herself in Conversations Across Collections.