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Oral history interview with Douglas W. Hollis

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Interviewee
Hollis, Douglas W., 1948-
Interviewer
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Creator
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Names
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Topic
Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews
Provenance
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.
Interviewee
Hollis, Douglas W., 1948-
Interviewer
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Creator
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts.
Biographical / Historical
Douglas W. Hollis (1948- ) is an artist in San Francisco, Calif. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is a writer and independent scholar in San Francisco, Calif.
Extent
7 Items (Sound recording, master: 7 memory discs (5 hr., 9 min.), secure digital, 1.25 in.)
108 Pages (Transcript)
Date
2010 May 20-24
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.hollis10
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Douglas W. Hollis conducted 2010 May 20-24, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design for Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project, at Hollis' home and studio, in San Francisco, Calif.
Restrictions
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596364266729-1596364266732-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dfdb6fba-ac3a-4bc6-a958-97d81241d409
View Oral history interview with Douglas W. Hollis, 2010 May 20-24, Transcript
Oral history interview with Douglas W. Hollis, 2010 May 20-24, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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