Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Michael A. Cummings

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.cummin12
Creators:
Cummings, Michael, 1945-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2012 October 25-26
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
138 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Michael A. Cummings conducted 2012 October 25 and 26, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Cummings' home and studio, in New York, New York.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Michael A. Cummings (1945- ) is quilter and artist in New York, New York. 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. Transcription of this oral history interview was made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
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.

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General

General
Originally recorded on 4 SD memory cards as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hrs., 53 min.


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