Pandemic Oral History Project
To document the cascade of public health, social, and financial crises set in motion by COVID-19, the Archives of American Art created an oral history series that recorded responses to the global pandemic across the American art world. Conducted virtually, the Pandemic Oral History Project features eighty-five short-form interviews with a diverse group of artists, teachers, curators, and administrators. Averaging twenty-five minutes long, each interview provides a firsthand account of and urgent insights into the narrator's triumphs and tragedies in the summer of 2020. With more than thirty hours of recorded video and audio, the series bears witness to an unprecedented era as it unfolded in real time.Podcasts
Interview with James Welling
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:19 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Tyrone Weedon and Stefan Bauschmid
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:16 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 27 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Tam Van Tran
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:15 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Alisa Sikelianos Carter
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:13 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Moses Ros
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:11 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Nabil Mousa
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:09 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Devon Dikeou
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:07 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Adriana Corral
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Terry Carbone
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 7:04 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Gabo Camnitzer
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:58 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Sonel Breslav
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:57 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Jose Villalobos
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:55 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Vincent Valdez
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:53 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Ilana Savdie
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:51 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Matt Saunders
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:45 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Al Rendon
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:43 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 4 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Esteban Ramon Perez
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:41 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Astrid Preston
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:39 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 49 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Sheila Pepe
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:37 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Kim Jones
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 47 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Paul Ramirez Jonas
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:33 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Rita Gonzalez
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Morgan Fisher
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:27 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 46 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with RYAN! Feddersen
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 57 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Juan Capistran
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:23 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Layqa Nuna Yawar
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:53 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Tom Wudl
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:51 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Kay Turner
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Juan Sanchez
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:48 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 26 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Dario Robleto
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:46 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Ruben Ortiz-Torres
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:44 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 37 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Carrie Moyer
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:43 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Jeffrey Meris
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:41 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 8 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Erica Lord
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:39 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 29 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Ken Gonzales-Day
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:37 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 50 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Suzy Delvalle
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:26 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Mary Ceruti
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:24 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Billy Al Bengston
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Margaret Honda
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Nao Bustamante
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:51 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Linda Lomahaftewa
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:49 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Kay Walkingstick
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Judith Bernstein
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:47 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with John Corbett
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 35 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Jesse Trevino
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:44 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 29 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Gala Porras-Kim
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:44 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Fred Eversley
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:43 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 18 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Cory Arcangel
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:43 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Cinthya Santos Briones
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:43 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Caitlin Murray
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:42 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 40 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with The Bobs
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5:42 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Omar Mismar
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 3:13 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Chitra Ganesh
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:27 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Guillermo Gomez-Pena
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:27 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Edgar HeapofBirds
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:26 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Nancy Hom
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:24 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Trevor Paglen
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:24 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Lillian Pitt
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 31 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Arturo Rodriguez
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Julia Santos Solomon
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:22 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with David Velasco
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:22 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 54 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Bruce Yonemoto
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:21 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 27 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Pepe Coronado
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 58 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with LaTanya Autry
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 25 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Lita Albuquerque
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 8:21 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Krzysztof Wodiczko
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Wendy Red Star
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Alessandra Moctezuma
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 39 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Cannupa Hanska Luger
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 26 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Alfredo Jaar
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 9 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Sheila Hicks
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 52 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Cadex Herrera
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Deana Haggag
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 29 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with DEMI
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Allana Clarke
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:12 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 18 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Lenore Chinn
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:12 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Mark Bradford
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:12 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 31 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Ed Bereal
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:12 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds
Listed in: Arts
Interview with Jesse Benton
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds
Listed in: Arts