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

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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 Commentary

The 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