Overview
Collection Information
Size: Sound recording: 2 Sound tape reels, 5 in.; 79 Pages, Transcript
Summary: An interview of Nancy Stevenson Graves conducted 1972 Aug. 18-25, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. She recalls growing up in Massachusetts; her education, including Vassar and Yale; her marriage to Richard Serra; extensive travels, including Florence and Morocco; her paintings, prints, films, sculptures, and installations, including the Camel series and lunar map series; her exhibitions, influences, research, materials, and process.
Biographical/Historical Note
Nancy Stevenson Graves (1940-1995) was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and filmmaker from Massachusetts. Her work focused on natural and scientific phenomena. She was based in New York City.
Provenance
These interviews are part of the Archives' 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 others.
Language Note
English .
Funding
This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
