Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Mira Nakashima

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.nakash10
Creators:
Nakashima, Mira
McElhinney, James Lancel, 1952-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2010 March 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
wav files (2 hr., 57 min.)
digital
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Mira Nakashima conducted 2010 March 11, by James McElhinney, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Nakashima's reception house, in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Mira Nakashima (1942- ) is a Japanese American woodworker based in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Nakashima is the daughter of fellow woodworker, George Nakashima.

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.
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 on 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 57 min.


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