Creator:

Scull, Haydee  Search this

Kohen, Helen L.  Search this

Subject:

Scull, Sahara  Search this

Type:

Sound Recording

Date:

1992 December 7

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

1 sound cassette (microcassette) ; 39 min., 40 sec.

Summary:

Recording has slightly distorted sound quality. Helen Kohen interviews Haydée and Sahara Scull, aka the Scull sisters. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include the sisters' life and their artwork, its materials, subject matter and painting and sculpting as their methods, Cuba and the Cuban society, and hurricane Andrew. Also included is a detailed conversation about two street life characters of 1950s Havana, which appear in the artwork of Scull sisters. Numerous people mentioned include Ernest Hemingway, Robert Rauschenberg, Fidel Castro.

Citation:

Haydee Scull and Helen L. Kohen. Interview with Haydee and Sahara Scull, 1992 December 7. Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996. 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)25172

See more items in:

Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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