Interviewee:

Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Names:

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Extent:

79 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 Nov. 2-1968 Apr. 11

Scope and Contents:

Oral history interview with Lee Krasner conducted 1964 Nov. 2-1968 Apr. 11, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Lee Krasner (1908-1984) was a painter in Easthampton, N.Y. and married to Jackson Pollock.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels and 2 sound tapes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs.

Sound quality of the 1967-68 interview sessions is poor.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- East Hampton  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art -- Philosophy  Search this

Painting  Search this

Painting -- Technique  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.krasne64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90e599498-71e5-4d0f-bf99-03e4cf79ec43

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-krasne64