Interviewee:

Bohrod, Aaron  Search this

Interviewer:

Prince, Sue Ann  Search this

Extent:

3 Items (Sound recording: 3 sound files, digital, wav file)

28 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1984 Aug. 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Aaron Bohrod conducted 1984 Aug. 23, by Sue Ann Kendall, at the artist's home in Chicago, Ill., for the Archives of American Art.

Bohrod discusses his life and art, focusing on the nature of the trompe-l'oeil still lifes he has been painting since the early 1950s.

Biographical / Historical:

Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992) was a painter and teacher from Chicago, Ill. Studied with John Sloan in New York. Worked for Life magazine during WWII painting scenes at the front, and later was artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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 -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Interviews  Search this

Art teachers -- Wisconsin -- Madison  Search this

Topic:

Trompe l'oeil painting  Search this

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.bohrod84

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dc12e385-8918-4514-9313-74748b72340e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bohrod84