Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Robert Irwin

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.irwin13
Creators:
Irwin, Robert, 1928-
Simms, Matthew Thomas
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
2013 February 9- May 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
17 Items
sound files (11 hr., 2 min.)
digital, wav
160 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Irwin conducted 2013 February 9-May 11, by Matthew Simms, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design for Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Irwin's home in San Diego, California.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Interviewee Robert Irwin (1928- ) is an installation artist from southern California. Interviewer Matthew Simms (1967- ) is a professor of Art History at the California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts.
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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General

General
Originally recorded as 17 sound files. Duration is 11 hr., 2 min.


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