Item Information
Title: "David Ireland at 500 Capp Street - an oral history"
Date: circa 1982
Physical Details: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 56 min., 58 sec.
Description: Video recording stops and starts, and has buzz and background noise. Recording begins with footage of text on the wall "David Ireland at 500 Capp Street. An oral history". Video is an unnamed interviewer's conversation with David Ireland at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Ireland's life, career as an artist, inspirations and motivations, conceptual art, purchasing the property, and renovating and modifying the house. Also included are detailed descriptions of numerous objects and items around the house, stories behind them, and the processes, methods and materials used to make the items. Date range is based on Ireland mentioning Mr. Gordon's 95th birthday celebration having been in 1979. Notes copied from the VHS tape: David Ireland at 500 Capp Street.
Creator: Ireland, David Kenneth, 1930-2009
Forms part of: David Ireland Papers, circa 1910s-circa 2009, bulk 1960-2005
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: David Kenneth Ireland. "David Ireland at 500 Capp Street - an oral history", circa 1982. David Ireland Papers, circa 1910s-circa 2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 25343