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Interviewee:
Bluhm, Norman, 1921-1999  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Names:
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969  Search this
Extent:
67 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1969 October 23-November 12
Scope and Contents:
Interviews of Norman Bluhm conducted 1969 October 23-November 12, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Bluhm speaks of studying architecture with Mies van der Rohe at Armour Institute of Technology; his early interest in architecture; the quality of art education; how he started painting; living in Paris and the effect it had on him and his career; subject matter in his paintings; returning to New York; earning a living as a painter; his painting methods and materials; the way painters live; and collectors he has known.
Biographical / Historical:
Norman Bluhm (1921-1999) was a painter from Millbrook, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 34 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are 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 others.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.bluhm69
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c3856b26-b635-4a0a-bea8-b57cf4eabbba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bluhm69