Overview
Collection Information
Size: 4 Items, 4 video recordings (Betacam); 4 Items, 4 video files (1 hr., 42 min.), digital, mov; 27 Pages, Transcript
Summary: An interview with Antonio Maldonado conducted by Luis R. Cancel, 1997 October 31, for the Archives of American Art's Puerto Rican Artists Video Project.
Biographical/Historical Note
Antonio Maldonado (1920-2006) was a Puerto Rican painter, draftsman, and graphic artist. He co-founded the Puerto Rican Arts Center and the Achiote Studio.
Luis R. Cancel (1952- ) is a Puerto Rican arts administrator and artist from New York City, N.Y. Cancel is the President of Esperanto Internet Services, LLC. He is the former director of the Bronx Museum of the Arts and a scholar on 20th century Latin American and Puerto Rican art.
Provenance
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.
Language Note
Interview was conducted in Spanish.
Funding
Funded by the Smithsonian Institution's Latino Pool Fund. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
