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Interview with William Meyerowitz and Theresa Bernstein, 1978

Catalog Data

Creator:
Meyerowitz, William, 1887-1981  Search this
Bernstein, Theresa F. (Theresa Ferber), 1890-2002  Search this
Subject:
Masters, David  Search this
Society of Independent Artists (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Massachusetts
Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette
Access Note / Rights:
Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
Summary:
An interview of William Meyerowitz and Theresa Bernstein conducted in 1978 by David Masters for the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, Massachusetts. Meyerowitz speaks of his background in Russia; his early interest in art; his Jewish identity and its effect on his work; immigrating to the United States and meeting Bernstein; the economics of painting; his interest in music; his work in printmaking. Bernstein speaks of the Gloucester environment and its effect on her work.
Citation:
Interview with William Meyerowitz and Theresa Bernstein, 1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
William Meyerowitz (1887-1981) was born in Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine, Russia, and moved to New York as a child, later becoming a painter and etcher. He was married to Theresa Bernstein (1890-2002), an art historian and painter born in Poland and raised in Philadelphia. Bernstein was part of the Philadelphia Ten.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1991 by the Sawyer Free Library.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art and religion  Search this
Jewish art and symbolism  Search this
Jewish artists  Search this
Women artists -- New York (State)  Search this
Modernism (Art) -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10353
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213599
AAA_collcode_meyewili
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213599