Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston, 2002 August 7-October 2, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.bengst02
Creators:
Bengston, Billy Al
Morgan, Susan Ford
Dates:
2002 August 7 and October 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
33 Pages
Transcript
4 Items
4 sound files (2 hrs, 6 min)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Billy Al Bengston conducted 2002 August 7 and 2002 October 2, by Susan Ford Morgan, for the Archives of American Art, in Bengston's studio and home, in Venice, California.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Billy Al Bengston (1934-2022) was a painter from Venice, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview provided by Tony Ganz. 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.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston, 2002 August 7-October 2, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston, 2002 August 7 and October 2, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hrs., 6 min.
General
Sound Quality is poor. Session 2 is largely inaudible. Interviewer did not check taping quality before taping interview.

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