Lynn Schmidt interviews with Isamu Noguchi and Tom Nakashima
name: label: Interviewer
content: Schmidt, Lynn, 1949-
label: Interviewee
content: Nakashima, Tom, 1941-
label: Interviewee
content: Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
topic: label: Occupation
content: Landscape architects
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Furniture designers -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Japanese American artists
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
label: Topic
content: Asian American sculptors
label: Topic
content: Asian American authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Lynn Schmidt in 2006.
creator: label: Interviewer
content: Schmidt, Lynn, 1949-
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content: Lynn Schmidt interviews with Isamu Noguchi and Tom Nakashima
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Lynn Schmidt interviews with Isamu Noguchi and Tom Nakashima measure 0.9 linear feet and 11.16 gigabytes and date from 1980 to 1990. The collection consists of recorded interviews with Isamu Noguchi that were conducted 9 July and 5 August 1980 in his studio (now the Noguchi Museum), in Long Island City, N.Y.; as well as interviews with Tom Nakashima, conducted 31 July 1989 to 10 March 1990.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lynn Schmidt (1949- ) is an artist, author, and curator based in Washington, D.C. Schmidt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked for the U.S. information Agency. Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was a Japanese American sculptor based in Long Island City, New York. Tom Nakashima (1941- ) is a Japanese American artist based in Washington, D.C.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 11.16 Gigabytes (25 computer files.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1980-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schmlynn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: To the small size of this collection the interviews are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Recorded Interviews and Printed Material, 1980-1990 (0.9 Linear feet: Box 1-2; ; 11.16 Gigabytes: ER0001-ER0024)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.

Born-digital material was processed by Sam Neat in 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Lynn Schmidt interviews with Isamu Noguchi and Tom Nakashima measure 0.9 linear feet and 11.16 gigabytes and date from 1980 to 1990. The collection consists of recorded interviews with Isamu Noguchi that were conducted 9 July and 5 August, 1980, in his studio (now the Noguchi Museum), in Long Island City, N.Y.; as well as interviews with Tom Nakashima, conducted 31 July 1989 to 10 March 1990. Schmidt, a former employee of the United States Information Agency, was assigned to interview Noguchi and write an article about him for the agency. The interviews with Tom Nakashima were completed as part of an exhibition in conjunction with the Washington Project for the Arts, which Schmidt curated. The catalog from this exhibition is also in the collection. Also found here is a radio interview with Nakashima on WPFW, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Digital audio recording access files were taken from donated CDs.