Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Bennett Bean

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.bean11
Creators:
Bean, Bennett, 1941-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2011 June 16-17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
104 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Bennett Bean conducted 2011 June 16 and 17, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Bean's home, in Blairstown, New Jersey.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Bennett Bean (1941- ) is a ceramist in Blairstown, New Jersey. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded 8 sound files. Duration is 5 hr., 46 min.


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