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Oral history interview with Fanny Sanín, 2019 October 16 - 2020 July 24
Transcript
Preface
The following oral history transcript is the result of a recorded interview with Fanny Sanín on October 16, 2019–July 24, 2020 at Sanín's studio in New York City, NY, and was conducted by Fernanda Espinosa for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The October 2019 and March 2020 interview sessions took place in person; the July 2020 session took place over Zoom. The interview was conducted in Spanish.
Fanny Sanín and Fernanda Espinosa have reviewed the transcript. Their corrections and emendations appear below in brackets with initials. This transcript has been lightly edited for readability by the Archives of American Art. The reader should bear in mind that they are reading a transcript of spoken, rather than written, prose.
Interview
FERNANDA ESPINOSA: Okay, muy bien. Vamos a comenzar la entrevista de Historia Oral de Fanny Sanín. Hoy es el 16 d
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