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Interviewee:
Avery, Sally  Search this
Interviewer:
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this
Names:
Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this
Extent:
58 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1967 November 3
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Sally Michel Avery conducted 1967 November 3, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Sally Michel Avery (1902-2003) was a painter in her own right as well as the widow of painter Milton Avery.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 38 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Abstract expressionism  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.avery67
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b0b911c6-681f-4710-8d58-ad4642fd5eb0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-avery67