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Oral history interview with Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche, 1972 December 13

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Interviewee:
Hendricks, Jon  Search this
Interviewer:
Schwartz, Allen  Search this
Subject:
Toche, Jean  Search this
Guerrilla Art Action Group  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
12 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
An interview of Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche conducted 1972 December 13, by Allen Schwartz, for the Archives of American Art.
Hendricks and Toche speak about what or who their "actions" are meant for, including the issues that their "actions" may represent. They touch upon sexism and racism, but focus on museums during the Vietnam War, especially their "actions" related to, and in, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche, 1972 December 13. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Item is a transcript.
Location of Originals:
Location of original tape unknown.
Biography Note:
Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche are artists who were active in the Guerilla Art Action Group in New York, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11910
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214186
AAA_collcode_hendri72
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214186