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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Gronk
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gronk97
- Creators:
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Gronk, 1954-Rangel, Jeffrey J.
- Dates:
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1997 Jan. 20-23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Sound cassettesSound recording (ca. 6 hrs.)analog94 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Gronk conducted by Jeffrey Rangel for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gronk discusses differences between two artists' group, Los Four and and Asco; the Chicano artists view of Asco; isolation from the Chicano arts movement as well as the mainstream avant-garde art scene; his relationship with Jerry Dreva and the development of mail art and the Dreva/Gronk Show: 1968-1978 at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions; and his 1983 NEA fellowship for performance/conceptual work.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gronk (1954-) is an artist from California. Gronk, whose full name is Glugio Gronk Nicandro, was born in Los Angeles in 1954. As a member of the 1970s activist performance group, Asco (nausea), with Harry Gamboa, Jr., Patssi Valdez, and Willie Herron, Gronk arranged anti-war protests and painted graffiti murals.
Administration
Sponsor
The digital preservation of 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. Funding for the interview provided by the Smithsonian Latino Fund.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Chicano artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Latino and Latin American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Dreva, Jerry, 1945-1997 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (Gallery) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Los Four (Art group) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Asco (Group of artists) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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