Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Joel Shapiro

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.shapir08
Creators:
Shapiro, Joel
Richards, Judith Olch
Dates:
2008 December 18-2009 February 23
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
91 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Joel Shapiro conducted 2008 December 18 and 2009 February 23, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Shapiro's studio, in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Joel Shapiro (1941- ) is a sculptor in New York, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former director of iCI in New York, N.Y.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Brown Foundation. 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.
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.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Access
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More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 13 min.


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