Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Martha Longenecker

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Martha Longenecker, 2008 July 29, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.longen08
Creators:
Longenecker, Martha
Lauria, Jo
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2008 July 29
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
sound files (3 hr., 12 min.)
digital, wav file
52 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Martha Longenecker conducted 2008 July 29, by Jo Lauria, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Longenecker's home and studio, in La Jolla, California.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Martha Longenecker (1920- 2013) was an artist and founder of Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art in La Jolla, California. Jo Lauria (1954- ) is an independent curator and arts writer in Sherman Oaks, California.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Martha Longenecker, 2008 July 29, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Martha Longenecker, 2008 July 29, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 SD memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 12 min.

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