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Art and Alice Neel [videorecording] / WGTV, University of Georgia Television, undated

Catalog Data

Creator:
Georgia Museum of Art  Search this
Subject:
Neel, Alice  Search this
Paul, William D.  Search this
WGTV (Television station : Athens, Ga.)  Search this
Type:
Video recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1 Videocassettes (U-matic), Master (30 min.), sd., col., 3/4 in.; 1 Videocassettes (VHS), Reference copy (30 min.), sd., col., 1/2 in.; 1 DVD, Reference copy (30 min.), digital
Summary:
A video interview of Alice Neel conducted October 1975 in Athens, Georgia, for University of Georgia Television station WGTV's "Forum" program on the occasion of Neel's retrospective exhibition at the University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art. Moderating is Bill Hale. Also present is the Museum's director William D. Paul, Jr.
Citation:
Art and Alice Neel [videorecording] / WGTV, University of Georgia Television, undated. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a portrait painter and craftsperson of New York, N.Y. Neel studied painting at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now the Moore College of Art) from 1921-1925. After living briefly in Havana, Cuba, she settled in New York City in 1927. She participated in various Federal Art Projects during the 1930s, painting scenes of urban poverty and developing her distinctive portrait style.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1976 by the Georgia Museum of Art through William D. Paul, Jr., Director.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21862
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215167
AAA_collcode_geormusa
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215167