Archives of American Art

The artist as social designer

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.tuchmaur2
Creators:
Tuchman, Maurice
Dates:
1984-1985
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11 Items
sound cassettes (270 p. transcript) + 1 cassette edited for educational tours
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Tape recording of a discussion on "The Artist as Social Designer" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Participants include Maurice Tuchman (moderator), Maria de Herrera, Scott Burton, Siah Armajani, Nancy Holt, Mary Miss, Elyn Zimmerman, Alan Sonfist, and Calvin Tomkins. Also included is a transcript of the planing meeting, 1984.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Curator; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1936. Tuchman, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and his fellow curator, Maria de Herrera, arranged the closed discussion in preparation for an exhibition on public art and the contemporary artist's impulse toward functionalism.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1985 by Maurice Tuchman.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art and society Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curators -- California -- Los Angeles Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Environmental artists -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sonfist, Alan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tomkins, Calvin, 1925- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zimmerman, Elyn, 1945- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Armajani, Siah, 1939- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burton, Scott, 1939-1989 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
De Herrera, Maria Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Holt, Nancy, 1938-2014 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miss, Mary, 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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