Oral history interview with Hal Fischer
name: label: Interviewee
content: Fischer, Hal, 1950-
label: Interviewer
content: Williams, Griff, 1966-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Artists (LGBTQ)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: 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.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Fischer, Hal, 1950-
label: Interviewer
content: Williams, Griff, 1966-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee Hal Fischer (1950-) is a photographer known for his documentation of gay life in San Francisco, especially through book projects including Gay Semiotics of 1978 and 18th near Castro Street x 24 of 1979. He has also worked as a museum professional and art critic in the Bay Area.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer Griff Williams (1966-) is a gallerist and artist based in Sonoma, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Items (sound files (2 hrs., 21 min.), digital, wav)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 18Z0355
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2024 February 28
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fische24
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Hal Fischer conducted 2024 February 28, by Griff Williams for the Archives of American Art, at Fischer's home in San Francisco, California.