Oral history interview with Evangeline J. Montgomery (E.J.)
name: label: Interviewee
content: Montgomery, Evangeline J. (1933)
label: Interviewer
content: Elliott, Claude L.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: African American printmakers
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
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: Montgomery, Evangeline J. (1933)
label: Interviewer
content: Elliott, Claude L.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Evangeline "EJ" Montgomery (1930-2025) was an African American artist, curator, and arts administrator in California and Washington, D.C. Montgomery advocated for racial justice and public equity across media. She was especially known for her metallurgical works and abstract lithographs as well as her work with the US State Department to foster arts education domestically and abroad.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Claude L. Elliott is an art consultant and curator in Washington, D.C.­
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 25 Items (sound files (3 hrs., 16 min.), digital, wav )
label: Extent
content: 65 Pages (Transcript)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 18Z035
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2021 June 15 - December 7
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.montgo21
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This interview was audited and edited by Brittany Frederick.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Evangeline J. Montgomery conducted 2021 June 15-December 7, by Claude L. Elliott for the Archives of American Art, at Montgomery's home at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives also holds the papers of Evangeline J. Montgomery.