Oral history interviews relating to Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities

Object Details

Creator: Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities
Names: Baden, Mowry; Benjamin, Karl; Brewster, Michael; Frame, John, 1950-; Kerzie, Ted; Reiss, Roland, 1929-
Interviewer: Thayer, Jill
Names: Zehr, Connie, 1938-

Biographical / Historical: Jill Thayer, Ph.D., is an art historian in Bakersfield, Calif. Thayer received her Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif. and created a postdoctoral oral history project, "In Their Own Words, Oral Histories of CGU Art," for Claremont Graduate University.

Rights: Copyright retained by Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities.; 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.

Existence and Location of Originals: Interviews also available at Claremont Colleges Digital Library and CGU Oral History Library.

Scope and Contents: Seven interviews with artists and professors conducted by Jill Thayer for the oral history project, "In Their Own Words: Oral Histories of CGU Art, Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities, 2012." Interviewees include John Frame, Roland Reiss, Connie Zehr, Ted Kerzie, Michael Brewster, Karl Benjamin, and Mowry Baden. Also included is a CD with installation graphics, artists portraits and biographies, and press releases about the corresponding exhibition that Thayer curated at Claremont with the same title, September 4- 21, 2012.

Restrictions: Use of interviews requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.