Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Luis Camnitzer

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.camnit20
Creators:
Camnitzer, Luis, 1937-
Franco, Josh T. (1985-)
Dates:
2020 January 16 and 17
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
30 Items
sound files (6 hrs., 17 min.) Audio
digital, wav
96 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Luis Camnitzer conducted January 16 and 17, 2020, by Josh Franco for the Archives of American Art, at Camnitzer's home in Great Neck, N.Y.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Luis Camnitzer (1937- ) is a conceptual artist in Great Neck, New York. Interviewer Josh T. Franco (1985- ) is the National Collector at the Archives of American Art.

Administration

Sponsor
This interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
System Details
Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 18Y0055

Keywords

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Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- Great Neck Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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