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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Oral Histories

Project researchers consulted many oral history interviews of artists and other individuals associated with the arts at UCLA. Click the names in the list below to hear the stories of these important  figures in their own words.

UCLA Library Digital Collections

Oliver Andrews Maurice E. Bloch Judy Chicago
Annita Delano Robert Heinecken Henry T. Hopkins
Robert Irwin Matsumi Kanemitsu Craig Kaufmann
Lee Mullican Franklin D. Murphy Betye Saar
Millard Sheets Frederick S. Wight  

Smithsonian Archives of American Art

Clinton Adams Peter Alexander Laura Andreson
James Bassler Barbara Carrasco Vija Celmins
Judy Chicago Richard Diebenkorn Llyn Foulkes
Charles Garabedian Henry T. Hopkins Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Lee Mullican Roland Reiss  

Getty Research Institute

Vija Celmins Judy Chicago Craig Kauffman
Ed Moses Betye Saar  

Miscellaneous

Judy Fiskin interview with John Divola, artist's website

Jay Battle, “Dick,” artist's website

Andrea Fraser interviews My Barbarian [Alexandro Segade, Jade Gordon, Malik Gaines], BOMB Magazine