Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Miriam Schapiro

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.schapi89
Creators:
Schapiro, Miriam, 1923-2015
Bowman, Ruth, 1923-
Dates:
1989 September 10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
28 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Miriam Schapiro conducted 1989 September 10, by Ruth Gurin Bowman, for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015) was a Canadian-born, feminist painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. and California.

Administration

Sponsor
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York.

Digital Content


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Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 25 min.


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