Collected Item: “Chris M. Monaghan Oral History, 2021/03/31”
Title
Chris M. Monaghan Oral History, 2021/03/31
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Monica Ruth
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Chris M. Monaghan
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
meruth1@asu.edu
If this oral history is related to research conducted in association with an institution (e.g. a museum, university, library), please include the name of the institution. If you are a faculty member or student conducting research, please provide the name of your school.
ASU
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#pandemicstreetart, #Dexter, #Michigan, #chalkart, #mentalhealth, #hope, #festival, #ChalktheBlock
What is the format of your recording?
Audio
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
48130
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
male
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
Japanese and Irish
Describe the oral history.
This is an oral history of Chris M. Monaghan, an artist based in Dexter Michigan, conducted by Monica Ruth, a graduate student intern with the COVID-19 archive, A Journal of the Plague Year. Chris talks about his street art/chalk artwork, participating in chalk art festivals, how the pandemic has influenced the festival and artist scenes, the sense of community in chalk art, and how chalk art is a source of entertainment, hope, and outlet for mental and physical health.
On what date did you record this oral history?
2021-03-31