Item Information
Title: Interview with Juan Gonzalez
Date: 1988 December 28
Physical Details: 2 sound cassettes (microcassette) ; 1 hr., 30 min., 18 sec.
Description: Recording has background noise. Tape 02, Side 01 has content for 12 seconds only. Helen Kohen interviews Juan Gonzalez. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Gonzalez's life, family, education, culture shock after moving from Cuba to the United States, living in Miami, his career as an artist, his artwork and its subject matter, style and methods, and Federico García Lorca as an influence. Part of the conversation is supported by looking at images of Gonzalez's artwork. Also included is a detailed discussion of Kohen's trip to Cuba, Cuban artists and political issues. People mentioned include Robert Rauschenberg.
Creator: González, Juan, 1942-1993
Forms part of: Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Juan González and Helen L. Kohen. Interview with Juan Gonzalez, 1988 December 28. Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 25106