Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Edna Coll

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.coll97
Creators:
Coll, Edna
Benítez, Marimar
Puerto Rican Artists Video Project
Dates:
1997 October 25- November 1
Languages:
Interview is in Spanish.
Physical Description:
2 Items
videocassettes (Betacam)
2 Items
video files (28 min)
digital, mov
8 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Edna Coll conducted by Marimar Benitez, 1997 October 25- November 1, for the Archives of American Art's Puerto Rican Artists Video Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edna Coll (1906-2002) was an educator and author as well as the founder of the Academy of Fine Arts in Puerto Rico. Marimar Benitez is a critic and art historian, and Chancellor of the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, a public university for the visual arts.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Latino Pool Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Other artists interviewed include: Artists include: Ricardo E. Alegria, Felix Rodríquez Báez, Myrna Báez, Delta Bravo de Pico, Lorenzo Homar, Antonio Maldonado, Antonio Martorell, and Noemi Ruíz, and José A. Torres Martino.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The transcript and recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 beta videocassettes.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Educators -- Puerto Rico Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Authors -- Puerto Rico Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Latino and Latin American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women educators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women authors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Puerto Rican Artists Video Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions