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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Adrian Piper Interview, 1991, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.withjose
- Creators:
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Withers, JosephinePiper, Adrian, 1948-
- Dates:
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1991
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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15 PagesTranscript1 Sound cassette
- Repository:
An interview of Adrian Piper conducted by Josephine Withers, 1991 [month and day unidentified]. Withers conducted the interview as part of her research for an unpublished book Musing about the Muse.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Adrian Piper conducted by Josephine Withers, 1991 [month and day unidentified]. Withers conducted the interview as part of her research for an unpublished book Musing about the Muse.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Josephine Withers (1938-) is an art historian and a professor emerita of art history at the University of Maryland, College Park. Adrian Piper (1948-) is a conceptual artist and philosopher. She taught philosophy at numerous institutions and was the first female African American philosophy professor to receive academic tenure in the United States. Piper moved to Berlin, Germany in 2005 where she now runs the Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA).
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2005 by Josephine Withers.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2021.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Preferred Citation
Adrian Piper interview, 1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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