Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Ann W. Heymann Interviews of Artists, 1974-1985, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.heymann
Creators:
Heymann, Ann W.
Dates:
1974-1985
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:
The Ann W. Heymann interviews with artists measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1974 to 1985. Heymann conducted interviews with 47 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami area, Arkansas, and New Orleans. The interviews were done in preparation for articles and writings published in or submitted to Art Voices/South and other publications; the Miami interviews were live radio broadcasts. Most of the interviews contain biographical information, artists' statements, and political and social attitudes.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Ann W. Heymann interviews with artists measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1974 to 1985. Heymann conducted interviews with 47 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami area, Arkansas, and New Orleans. The interviews were done in preparation for articles and writings published in or submitted to Art Voices/South and other publications; the Miami interviews were live radio broadcasts. Most of the interviews contain biographical information, artists' statements, and political and social attitudes.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the items are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ann W. Heymann interviewed artists in San Francisco, California and Miami, Florida, Arkansas, and Louisiana in preparation for articles and writings published in or submitted to Art Voices/South and other publications.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the sound recordings in this collection have been copied for research access and are available in the Archives of American Art offices.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 1993 by Ann W. Heymann.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid was written by Ricky Gomez in 2019. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2023.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access digitized audiovisual materials in the Archives' Washington, D.C. or New York, N.Y. Research Centers by appointment. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Ann W. Heymann interviews of artists, 1974-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Artists -- Florida -- Miami -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- Arkansas -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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