Oral history interview with Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
name: label: Interviewee
content: Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez
label: Interviewer
content: Kitto, Svetlana, 1980-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women ceramicists
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
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: Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez
label: Interviewer
content: Kitto, Svetlana, 1980-
culture: label: Culture
content: Venezuelan American artists
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (1929-) is a Venezuelan American ceramicist known for her hand-painted and versatile works that allude to pop culture, mythology, and intersecting continental heritages. Born in Caracas, she has lived and worked in the United States since 1963, and she has also collaborated extensively with Michael Frimkess, her partner.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer Svetlana Kitto (1980-) is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items (sound files (1 hr., 56 min.), digital, wav)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom F5 - Svetlana Kitto
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2023 December 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.frimke23
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 Magdalena Suarez Frimkess conducted 2023 December 5, by Svetlana Kitto for the Archives of American Art, at Frimkess's home in Venice, California.­