Oral history interview with Julian Euell

Julian Euell describes his role in the inception of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now Anacostia Community Museum). He explains how he became a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution in the mid-1960s, and describes his conversations with Charles Blitzer (the Smithsonian Education Director), S. Dillon Ripley (Smithsonian Institution Secretary), and others, and their exploration of the idea of a museum designed to benefit a community, provide teaching, exhibits, and artists in residence. He describes the exploration of Washington DC, and how Anacostia came to be selected as the museum site. He speaks at length of his relationship with John Kinard, the plans and politics behind the scenes, the directions he hoped the museum would take, and the impact the museum had overall. The interview was recorded on July 5, 1991. The audio is clear throughout the recording with some background noise. Exhibition mentioned: The Rat: Man's Invited Affliction.