Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Suellen Rocca

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Suellen Rocca, 2015 November 5-6, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.rocca15
Creators:
Rocca, Suellen, 1943-2020
Silverman, Lanny
Dates:
2015 November 5-6
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
121 Pages
Transcript
4 Items
sound files (3 hrs., 22 min.)
digital, wav
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Suellen Rocca conducted 2015 November 5-6, by Lanny Silverman, for the Archives of American Art's Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project, at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Suellen Rocca (1943-2020) was an artist, curator, and educator in Romeoville, Illinois. Interviewee Lanny Silverman (1947- ) is a curator at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Suellen Rocca, 2015 November 5-6, Transcript

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