Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Lewis Baltz

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.baltz09
Creators:
Baltz, Lewis, 1945-2014
Witovsky, Matthew
Dates:
2009 November 15-17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
55 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Lewis Baltz conducted 2009 November 15-17, by Matthew Witovsky, for the Archives of American Art's Oral History Interviews of American Photographers Project, at Baltz's home, in Paris, France.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lewis Baltz (1945-2014) was a photographer in Paris, France. Baltz was known for the New Topographic movement in photography during the 1970s.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Brown Foundation.
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 administrators.

Digital Content


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General

General
Originally recorded on 4 memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 45 min.


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