Oral history interview with Bruria Finkel
name: label: Interviewee
content: Finkel, Bruria, 1932-
label: Interviewer
content: Stuart, Carolyn, 1968-
label: Names
content: Los Angeles Council of Women Artists
label: Names
content: WomenSpace (Organization)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Political activists
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California
label: Occupation
content: Curators -- California
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women political activists
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: Finkel, Bruria, 1932-
label: Interviewer
content: Stuart, Carolyn, 1968-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee Bruria Finkel (1932-) is an artist, curator, educator, and activist based in Santa Monica, California. Finkel has worked across clay, paint, and paper, and has been an active curator and strong advocate for women in the arts, particularly as a founding member of Los Angeles County of Women Artists and Womenspace Gallery.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer Carolyn Stuart (1968- ) is an art historian and educator based in Santa Monica, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 52 Items (sound files (10 hrs., 14 min.), digital, mp3 and wav)
label: Extent
content: 131 Pages (Transcript)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2024 August 15-October 3
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.finkel24
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 Chase Hanes.
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 Bruria Finkel conducted 2024 August 15-October 3, by Carolyn Stuart for the Archives of American Art, at Finkel's home and in her studio in Santa Monica, California.­