doi:10.7916/8ndx-0f92Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan, 2014Dwan, Virginiaoral historiesmixed materialEarthworks (Art)--20th century--United StatesMinimalism (Art)--20th century--United StatesConceptual art--United StatesArt--Collectors and collectingArt--MarketingDwan, VirginiaRauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008Dwan Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)Dwan Gallery (New York, N.Y.)Virginia Dwan, art collector and gallery owner, discusses opening her first gallery, which led her to New York City to make acquaintances of artists and to find people to show. She recalls meeting Rauschenberg and his trip out to California with a group of artists. She also speaks about how much of Rauschenberg's work was unsalable. She describes her relationship with Rauschenberg as a gallery owner showing his work but also as a friend and artistic influence in her life. She talks about opening her second space in Los Angeles, where Rauschenberg had a 1965 show of transfer drawings. She discusses specific Rauschenberg works and details efforts to sell them to different collectors. She also talks about opening her New York gallery in 1965 and a shift to being associated with minimalism, conceptual art, and later Earthworks (or Landart)