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Creator:
Kainen, Jacob, 1909-2001  Search this
Swift, Mary, 1929-2022  Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
1981?
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 sound cassette ; 31 min., 27 sec.
Summary:
Background noise grows stronger throughout the recording. Side 02 is blank. Discussion revolves around Kainen's career and his retrospective exhibition. Topics include Washington Color School and artists Howard Mehring, Frank Getlein, Barbara Rose, Kenneth Noland, Willem de Kooning, Thomas Downing, Howard Greenberg. Recording includes one unnamed woman in addition to Kainen and Swift. Date based on mention of Helen Frederick's gallery Pyramid Atlantic, which opened in 1981.
Citation:
Jacob Kainen and Mary Swift. Interview with Jacob Kainen, 1981?. Mary Swift papers, 1973-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)23390
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Mary Swift papers, 1973-2004
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_23390