Interview with OLGA

Title

Interview with OLGA

Description

Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on March 31, 2023 with OLGA, a Puerto Rican graffiti writer raised in the South Bronx where she currently resides. In her oral history OLGA speaks about her experience applying to Art and Design high school, graduating from Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and the influences that helped mold her into the artist she is today. OLGA talks about her career in the fashion industry working for high-end clothing lines and her 25-year career working for the City of New York while continuing to pursue her art career.

The interviewer is Butch2, pioneering graffiti writer and community historian for the The Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project (BAADP), a project of The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

This oral history is brought to you through the support of The New York City Council Cultural Immigrant Initiative.

Date

2023.03.31

Language

English

Identifier

OH-BAADP.20230331

Original Format

MP4

Duration

01:04:35

Interviewer

Interviewee

Location

The Bronx, NY

Interview Format

Video

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Citation

Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project, “Interview with OLGA,” Bronx History Online, accessed December 27, 2024, https://digital.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/OH-BAADP/OH-BAADP.20230331.

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