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Interviewee:
Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Avery, Milton  Search this
De Kooning, Willem  Search this
Ganso, Emil  Search this
Kroll, Leon  Search this
Rothko, Mark  Search this
Speicher, Eugene Edward  Search this
Bocour Artist Colors (Firm)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
New York (State)
Physical Description:
60 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 4 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
An interview of Leonard Bocour conducted 1978 June 8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Bocour speaks of his early interest in art; early influences on him, especially Emil Ganso; studying at the Art Students League; his beginning in the paint business; artists he became acquainted with including Leon Kroll, Eugene Speicher, Milton Avery, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko; the growth of his business, Bocour Artist Colors; technical changes in his product; the early use of acrylic paint; and his philosophies of collecting art work.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Leonard Bocour, 1978 June 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript available on-line.
Funding:
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biography Note:
Leonard Bocour (1910-1993) was an art collector and paint manufacturer of New York, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' 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:
Paint industry and trade -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Paint  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12884
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212076
AAA_collcode_bocour78
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212076