Oral History interview with Ofelia Esparza
name: label: Interviewee
content: Esparza, Ofelia
label: Interviewer
content: Espinosa, Fernanda
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
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: Esparza, Ofelia
label: Interviewer
content: Espinosa, Fernanda
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ofelia Esparza (1932- ) is an artist in Los Angeles, California known for her ofrendas, or altars. Esparza is a sixth-generation altar maker and educates widely, holding workshops on honoring history through altars. She has also worked with Self Help Graphics in her home in Los Angeles.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (audiovisual files (3 hrs., 53 min.), digital, mp4)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software) [Kit 5: iPad GG7DVRXMQ16M + Plantronics Poly Sync 20 EE75M6
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2022 May 22 and June 27
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.esparz22
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 Ofelia Esparza conducted 2022 May 22 and June 27, by Fernanda Espinosa for the Archives of American Art, at Esparza's home in Los Angeles, California.