Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ruth and Richard Shack

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.shack96
Creators:
Shack, Ruth, 1931-
Young, Barbara N.
Shack, Richard
Dates:
1996 December 7-1997 February 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
90 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ruth and Richard Shack conducted 1996 December 7-1997 February 8, by Barbara Young, for the Archives of American Art. The interview focuses on the Shack's support of Latin American artists, the development of their collection, and their personal involvement with community art centers.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ruth Shack (1931-) is president of the Dade-Community Foundation. Richard Shack (1926-) is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Their private art collection includes works by Maria Brito, Lydia Rubio, Cesar Trasobares, and José Bedia.

Administration

Sponsor
The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
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 the interview was provided bythe Smithsonian Institution Latino Fund.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded 3 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 20 min.


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Latin American art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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