John Larijani Oral History
Object number2019.001.0055
Date05/16/2019
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
John Larijani
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.wav file)
DimensionsDuration: 15 Minutes
DescriptionAudio oral history interview with John Larijani. A native of Iran, Larijani was thirteen years old at the time of the Kennedy assassination. In 2018, as a legally blind artist in California, he spent four months crafting a ceramic piece in memory of John F. Kennedy, which he donated to The Sixth Floor Museum.
Interview conducted via telephone on May 16, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifteen minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThe ceramic artwork discussed in this oral history is part of the John Larijani Collection (2019.022) at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. A brief article about Mr. Larijani is available here on the website of the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in California: John L.'s Story – Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
