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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Luis Jimenez
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jimene85
- Creators:
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Jimenez, Luis, 1940-2006Bermingham, Peter
- Dates:
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1985 Dec. 15-17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Sound cassettesSound recording124 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Luis Jimenez conducted 1985 Dec. 15-17, by Peter Bermingham, in Tuscon, Ariz., for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Jimenez speaks of his family and ancestral background; his father's artistic ability and work as a neon sign maker; starting out in the architecture program at the University of Texas, and later changing to the art program; moving to New York City, and getting his sculpture career started there; meeting and working with Seymour Lipton; selling his work and getting established in galleries; the inspirations for and the development of some of his pieces; the influence of pop art; returning to the Southwest; the importance and influence of his Mexican ancestry; personal images and reflections in his work. He recalls Alfonso Ossorio.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Luis Jimenez (1940-2006) was an American sculptor of Mexican descent from Hondo, N.M. Born in El Paso, Tex.
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' 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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pop art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Latino and Latin American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- New Mexico -- Hondo -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Lipton, Seymour, 1903-1986 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ossorio, Alfonso, 1916-1990 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
University of Texas -- Students | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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