Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Beatrice Wood

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.wood92
Creators:
Wood, Beatrice
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Dates:
1992 March 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
48 Pages
Transcript
1 Item
sound file (4 min. 18 sec.) Audio excerpt
digital
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Beatrice Wood conducted 1992 March 2, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project.
Scope and Contents
Wood speaks of her memories of Gertrud & Otto Natzler and getting involved with ceramics; the future of art in America; and women in art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Beatrice Wood (1893-1998) was a ceramist from Ojai, California.

Administration

Sponsor
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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 21 min.


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