Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Laura Andreson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.andres81
Creators:
Andreson, Laura
Bowman, Ruth, 1923-
Dates:
1981 May 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
82 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Laura Andreson conducted 1981 May 20, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Andreson speaks of her youth in California, the decision to go to college and become a teacher, the impact of contracting tuberculosis on her life, the development of her work, her first exhibitions, her current work and research, her opinions of contemporary ceramics, and the relationship of art to her life.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Laura Andreson (1902-1999) was a ceramist of Los Angeles, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3196 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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 others.

Digital Content


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General

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 42 min.


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