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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Ruth and Richard Shack
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shack96
- Creators:
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Shack, Ruth, 1931-Young, Barbara N.Shack, Richard
- Dates:
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1996 December 7-1997 February 8
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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90 PagesTranscript
- 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.
Keywords
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Florida -- Miami -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Latin American art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Latino and Latin American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art centers -- Florida | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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