Oral history interview with Roy Superior

Summary

Collection ID:: AAA.superr10
Creators:: Superior, Roy, 1934-2013
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:: 2010 June 29-30
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 137 Pages
Transcript
Repository:: Archives of American Art

Scope and Contents

An interview of Roy Superior conducted 2010 June 29 and 30, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Superior's home and studio, in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.

Biographical / Historical

Roy Superior (1934-2013) was a wood artist and educator in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Mija Riedel (1958-) is a writer and independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Administration

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.

General

Originally recorded on 4 memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital sound files. Duration is 6 hr., 28 min.

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Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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