Oral history interview with D.Y. Begay
name: label: Interviewee
content: Begay, D. Y., 1953-
label: Interviewer
content: Ganteaume, Cécile R.
label: Names
content: Leon Polk Smith Native American Oral History Project
topic: label: Occupation
content: Weavers -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
label: Topic
content: Navajo weavers
label: Topic
content: Native American artists
label: Topic
content: Women 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: Begay, D. Y., 1953-
label: Interviewer
content: Ganteaume, Cécile R.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: D.Y. Begay (1953- ) is a fourth generation Navajo weaver in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Begay's work builds on traditional methods with hand-spun fleece and handmade dyes and draws inspiration from the local landscape.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items ((3 hours, 17 min.), digital, m4a)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2021 October 7
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.begay21
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 D.Y. Begay conducted 2021 October 7, by Cecile R. Ganteaume for the Archives of American Art, at Begay's studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.