Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Clifton Monteith

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.montei12
Creators:
Monteith, Clifton, 1944-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2012 July 9-10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
168 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Clifton Monteith conducted 2012 July 9-10, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Monteith's studio, in Lake Ann, Michigan.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Clifton Monteith (1944- ) is a furniture designer and craft artist in Lake Ann, Michigan. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. Transcription of this oral history interview was made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
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


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General

General
Originally recorded as 13 digital wav files. Duration is 8 hr., 47 min.


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