Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Cliff Joseph

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.joseph72
Creators:
Joseph, Cliff, 1922-
Holmes, Doloris
Dates:
1972
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Cliff Joseph conducted in 1972, by Doloris Holmes, for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project. Joseph discusses the formation of the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition, which he co-chaired, in response to a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art called "Harlem on My Mind." He talks about the impact of the black experience in art, his own art, and his affiliation with social protest artists. He describes the Coalition's attempts to persuade the Whitney to produce a show of black artists with a black curator.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Cliff Joseph (1922-) was a painter and educator in New York, New York.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/joseph72.htm
Reproduction Note
Item is a transcript.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original tape unknown.
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. Funding for the interview was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, as part of AAA's "Art World in Turmoil" project.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Keywords

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Painting, Modern -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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African American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black Emergency Cultural Coalition Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art World in Turmoil Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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