Oral history interview with Del LaGrace Volcano
name: label: Interviewee
content: Volcano, Del Lagrace, 1957-
label: Interviewer
content: Vaccaro, Jeanne
topic: label: Occupation
content: Political activists
label: Occupation
content: Installation artists
label: Occupation
content: Filmmakers
label: Occupation
content: Photographers
label: Topic
content: Activists (LGBTQ)
label: Topic
content: Artists (LGBTQ)
label: Topic
content: 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: Volcano, Del Lagrace, 1957-
label: Interviewer
content: Vaccaro, Jeanne
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee Del LaGrace Volcano (1957-) is an artist and activist known for photography, film, and installation works that address gender roles and sexuality. Born intersex, Volcano has been a significant voice in discussing gender fluidity and moving beyond binaries through their writings and exhibitions. Originally based in San Francisco, Volcano currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Sweden.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer Jeanne Vaccaro is an oral historian, scholar of sexuality studies, and curator based in Los Angeles, California and Lawrence, Kansas.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (audiovisual files (4 hrs.), digital, mp4)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2024 February 17-August 31
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.volcan24
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Video recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Del LaGrace Volcano conducted 2024 February 17-August 31, by Jeanne Vaccaro for the Archives of American Art, at Volcano's home in Berlin, Germany.­