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Oral history interview with Luigi Lucioni, 1971 July 6

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Interviewee:
Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Subject:
Associated American Artists  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Vermont
Physical Description:
30 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 52 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
Interview of Luigi Lucioni conducted 1971 July 6, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Lucioni speaks of his background from his birth in Italy to his childhood in the United States; attending the Cooper Union School and the National Academy of Design; and the effect of his visit to Italy on the development of his realistic style. He discusses exhibitions of his work, his techniques and working habits, his work in printmaking, and influences on his work. He recalls his involvement with the Associated American Artists group.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Luigi Lucioni, 1971 July 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is 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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Prints, American  Search this
Realism  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11775
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211972
AAA_collcode_lucion71
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211972