Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Senga Nengudi

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.nengud13
Creators:
Nengudi, Senga, 1943-
Auther, Elissa, 1966-
Stoddard-Fleischman History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists project
Dates:
2013 July 9-11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Items
sound files (2 hr., 45 min.)
digital, wav
53 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Senga Nengudi conducted 2013 July 9-11, by Elissa Auther, for the Archives of American Art's, Stoddard-Fleischman Fund for the History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists, at the University of Colorado and at RedLine Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Senga Nengudi (1943- ) is a performance artist, installation artist and sculptor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Elissa Auther (1966- ) is an associate professor of contemporary art in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by Stoddard-Fleischman Fund for the History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists.
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 as 9 sound files. Duration is 2 hr., 45 min. Due to a problem with the recorder, the interview for the second session on July 11, 2013 was conducted on an iPhone.


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