Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Wendy Maruyama

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.maruya10
Creators:
Maruyama, Wendy, 1952-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2010 March 5-6
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
80 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Wendy Maruyama conducted 2010 March 5 and 6, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Maruyama's home and studio, in San Diego, California.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Wendy Maruyama (1952- ) is an artist, furniture maker, and educator in San Diego, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 6 memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 17 min.


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