Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.fish88
Creators:
Fish, Janet, 1938-
Shikler, Barbara
Dates:
1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Sound cassettes
Sound recording
167 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Janet Fish conducted 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art. Fish, a New York artist, discusses her family background; growing up in Bermuda; her education at Yale Art School; her techniques, process, and materials; the evolution of her work; realist painting; feminism, and female representaion in the art world. She recalls associations with New York galleries Ours Gallery and 55 Mercer Gallery, as well as artists Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Jill Kornblee, Alex Katz, and Esteban Vicente.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Janet I. Fish (1938-) is a painter from Bermuda and New England. She lives and works in New York, N.Y.

Administration

Sponsor
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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives' 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 others.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 January 30-March 2, Transcript

Using the Collection

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

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Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Vicente, Esteban, 1903-2001 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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