Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Don Reitz

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.reitz06
Creators:
Reitz, Don, 1929-2014
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2006 June 6-7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
136 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Don Reitz conducted 2006 June 6-7, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the artist's home, in Clarkdale, Arizona.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Don Reitz (1929-2014 ) was a ceramic artist and educator in Clarkdale, Arizona. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is a curator and writer from 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. 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


Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of Don Reitz.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 6 min.


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