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Interviewee:
Carlis, John H., 1917-2003  Search this
Interviewer:
Ghent, Henri, 1926-  Search this
Extent:
38 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1968 September
Scope and Contents:
Interview of John Carlis conducted 1968 September, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
John Carlis (1917-2003) was a painter and sculptor who worked in New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 45 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.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.carlis68
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95c317841-9228-4637-bd8b-7eef5b3e13cc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-carlis68