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Interviewee:
Reitz, Don, 1929-2014  Search this
Interviewer:
Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this
Subject:
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Arizona
Physical Description:
136 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 6 min.
Summary:
An interview of Don Reitz conducted 2006 June 6-7, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the artist's home, in Clarkdale, Arizona.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Don Reitz, 2006 June 6-7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. 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.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of Don Reitz.
Biography Note:
Don Reitz (1929-2014 ) was a ceramic artist and educator in Clarkdale, Arizona. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is a curator and writer from San Francisco, California.
Language Note:
English .
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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Decorative arts  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13546
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)259918
AAA_collcode_reitz06
Theme:
Craft
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_259918