An interview with Peter Halley conducted 2021 September 29 - October 6, by Annette C. Leddy for the Archives of American Art, at Halley's studio in New York City.
Biographical / Historical:
Peter Halley (1953- ) emerged in the 1980s East Village art scene as a Neo-Conceptualist painter, where he was known for his geometric works in Day-Glo colors. Halley was the publisher of index Magazine and served as the director of graduate studies in painting and printmaking at the Yale School of Art.
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.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Occupation:
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