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Archives of American Art
Janet Koplos interviews with craft artists
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kopljane
- Creators:
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Koplos, Janet
- Dates:
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2011-2014
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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16 Gigabytes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
156 sound recordings of interviews with American craft artists, mainly those that work with clay, created in preparation for her book, What Makes a Potter/Functional Pottery in America Today, Schiffer Publishing, 2018. Several interviews have corresponding transcripts. Entire collection consists of born digital records.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Janet Kolpos is an art historian and author. Koplos is the co-author of Makers: A History of American Studio Craft, an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council, and a contributing editor to Art in America magazine, where she was a staff editor for 18 years.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2019 by Janet Koplos.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of born digital records with no duplicate copy requires advance notice.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Ceramicists -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Authors | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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