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Collection Information
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Summary: An interview with G. Peter Jemison conducted 2021 April 25 and 2021 May 3, by Nicole Scott, for the Archives of American Art, at Jemison's Schoolhouse and home studios on Seneca land in Victor, N.Y.
Biographical/Historical Note
G. Peter Jemison (1945) (Seneca, Heron Clan) is a New York based artist whose paintings and mixed media works draw on orenda, the Haudenosaunee belief that spiritual force pervades all creation. He has advocated for Native autonomy as a curator and representative on federal advisory councils.
Provenance
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.
Language Note
English .
Funding
Funding for this interview was provided by the Leon Polk Smith Foundation.
