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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Clark Richert
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richer13
- Creators:
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Richert, Clark, 1941-Auther, Elissa, 1966-Stoddard-Fleischman History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists project
- Dates:
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2013 August 20-21
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 ItemsSound recording: 4 sound files (2 hr., 55 min.)digital, wav52 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with Clark Richert conducted 2013 August 20- 21, by Elissa Auther, for the Archives of American Art's, Stoddard-Fleischman Fund for the History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, Colorado.
Scope and Contents
Richert speaks of deciding to become an artist; his influences; studying art at the University of Kansas; the Wichita Vortex; Droppings: working with geometric art; Drop City; geodesic domes; The Ultimate Painting; Zome Toy; Criss-Cross; using computers in art; being a teacher; the Armory Group; and A.R.E.A. Richert also recalls Bruce Conner, Richard Kallweit, Joan Brown, Gene Bernofsky, Buckminster Fuller, Michael McClure, Alan Kaprow, Nick Sands, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Jay Defeo, Dean Fleming, Linda Fleming, John Fudge, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Clark Richert (1941-2021) was a painter in Denver, Colorado and is head of the painting and drawing department at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Elissa Auther (1966- ) is 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 the Stoddard-Fleischman Fund for the History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available online.
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded as 4 sound files. Duration is 2 hr., 55 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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