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.
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
OHMS Object
Interview Format
Video
Collection
Citation
Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project, “Interview with OLGA,” Bronx History Online, accessed October 17, 2024, https://digital.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/OH-BAADP/OH-BAADP.20230331.
Geolocation
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