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Interviewee:
Suttman, Paul, 1933-1993  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Manzù, Giacomo  Search this
American Academy in Rome  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
55 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 55 min.
Summary:
An interview of Paul Suttman conducted 1972 October 23, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Suttman speaks of his birthplace, Oklahoma; of living in New Mexico as a teenager; of his love of reading; his skill in drawing and making objects in his youth; rebuilding cars for drag races; of University of New Mexico; of a sculpture exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, N.Y. which showed him the possiblities of the medium; welding, sculpture, and other courses at the University; of being an architectural draftsman; Cranbrook and first cast bronzes; teaching position at University of Michigan; his year in Italy; work with Giacomo Manzu; return to Florence; American Academy at Rome; life and studio in Rome; methods of work; on aesthetics; and his art collection.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Paul Suttman, 1972 October 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Paul Suttman (1933-1993) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculptors -- Italy -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12228
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213160
AAA_collcode_suttma72
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213160