Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Joan Mitchell

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Joan Mitchell, 1986 Apr. 16, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.mitche86
Creators:
Mitchell, Joan, 1926-1992
Nochlin, Linda
Dates:
1986 Apr. 16
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
86 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Joan Mitchell conducted 1986 April 16, by Linda Nochlin, for the Archives of American Art, at the Westburry Hotel, in New York.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992) was a painter. Birth date also cited, incorrectly, as 1926.

Administration

Sponsor
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 available on line.
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Joan Mitchell, 1986 Apr. 16, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Joan Mitchell, 1986 Apr. 16, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the recording is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 27 min.

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