Richard Cándida Smith, Associate Director/Principal Editor, UCLA Oral History Program. B.A., Theater Arts, UCLA; M.A., Ph.D., United States History, UCLA.
Faison's home, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
October 27, 1992 (137 minutes); October 28, 1992 (225); October 29, 1992 (183).
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Faison and Smith.
This is one in a series of interviews intended to examine the development of art history as a professional discipline and conducted under the joint auspices of the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities and the UCLA Oral History Program.
The interview is organized chronologically beginning with Faison's childhood and continuing on through his schooling and teaching positions at Yale University and Williams College. Major topics covered include the Williams College Museum of Art, the teaching of art history, Faison's interests in Renaissance and American art, and Williams graduates' prominence in the museum profession.
Alex Cline, editor, edited the interview. He checked the verbatim transcript of the interview against the original tape recordings, edited for punctuation, paragraphing, and spelling, and verified proper names. Words and phrases inserted by the editor have been bracketed.
Faison reviewed the transcript. He verified proper names and made extensive corrections and additions.
Teresa Barnett, principal editor, prepared the table of contents. Kristian London, editorial assistant, prepared the biographical summary and interview history. Rebecca Stone, editorial assistant, compiled the index.
The original tape recordings of the interview are in the university archives and are available under the regulations governing the use of permanent noncurrent records of the university. Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Oral History Program.