Maureen Yancey Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History
Maureen Yancey Oral History Interview: Date: August 10, 2016. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American.
The object in the museum catalogue
The oral history consists of 2016.129.14.1a and 2016.129.14.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
Maureen Yancey was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Yancey donated her son, J. Dilla's equipment, including a MOOG and MPG that are featured in our Musical Crossroads exhibit, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
In this oral history interview Maureen Yancey talks about her son, J Dilla's, life and work and why she decided to donate his equipment to the museum.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: August 10, 2016
- Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of: Maureen Yancey, American, born 1949
- Interviewed by: Timothy Anne Burnside, American
- Subject of: J Dilla, American, 1974 - 2006
- Type: video recordings
- Type: oral histories
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: Duration (2016.129.14.1a): 60.35 min.
- Dimensions: Duration (2016.129.14.2a): 59.8 min.
- Dimensions: 92.32 GB
- Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Museums
- Object number: 2016.129.14.1a-.2a
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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