Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Beverly Pepper

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.pepper09
Creators:
Pepper, Beverly
Richards, Judith Olch
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
2009 Jul. 1-2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Items
wav files (5 hr., 54 min.)
digital
94 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Beverly Pepper conducted 2009 July 1-2, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design for Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Pepper's home, in New York, N.Y.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Beverly Pepper (1922-2020) was a sculptor in New York, N.Y. and Todi, Italy. She was educated at Pratt Institute and the Art Student's League of New York. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts. 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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 5 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 54 min.


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