Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Michelle Holzapfel

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.holzam08
Creators:
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-
Shea, Josephine, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2008 January 26 and March 1
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
Sound recording: 4 sound files (3 hr., 10 min.)
digital, wav
42 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Michelle Holzapfel conducted 2008 January 26-March 1, by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Holzapfel's home and studio, Applewoods Studio and Gallery, in Marlboro, Vermont.
Scope and Contents
Holzapfel speaks of her childhood in Rhode Island; her large extended family and their French-Canadian heritage; working with her father in his machine shop; early art education and exposure from elementary school through high school; the influence of high school art teacher Audrey Blake; trips to Rhode Island School of Design Museum and Boston Museum of Fine Arts; attending Marlboro College; meeting her husband, David, at Marlboro; traveling in Italy with friends and David; earning her B.A. from Norwich College; participating in craft shows; having two children in two years; teaching experiences at Worcester Center for Crafts and Wood Turning Center; the difference in relationships with galleries and museums; the woodturning field; and the struggles and success of women artists; and plans for the future. Holzapfel recalls Gilbert Taylor, Barry Friedman, Glenn Adamson, Nathan Ancell, Peter Joseph, Kenneth Trapp, Chris Tyler, Albert LeCoff, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Michelle Hozapfel (1951- ) is a self-taught woodworker in Marlboro, Vermont.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. 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.
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.

Digital Content


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General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 10 min.


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Blake, Audrey Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Holzapfel, David, 1950- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Joseph, Peter T. (Peter Thomas), 1950-1998 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
LeCoff, Albert B., 1950- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Taylor, Gilbert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trapp, Kenneth R. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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