Oral history interview with Mel Kendrick
name: label: Interviewee
content: Kendrick, Mel, 1949-
label: Interviewer
content: Sultan, Terrie, 1952-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
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: Kendrick, Mel, 1949-
label: Interviewer
content: Sultan, Terrie, 1952-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mel Kendrick (1949- ) is a sculptor based in New York City known for his intricate geometric yet raw works in wood and concrete as well as larger installations. 

Terrie Sultan (1952- ) is a curator and cultural consultant based in Southampton, NY; she was previously the director of the Parrish Art Museum and a curator at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Items (sound files (2 hrs., 55 min.), digital, wav)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 1910017
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2022 December 18 and 2023 January 6
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kendri23
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 Mel Kendrick conducted 2022 Dec 18 and 2023 Jan 6, by Terrie Sultan for the Archives of American Art, at Southampton, NY.­