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Oral history interview with Fritz Bultman, 1968 January 6

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Bultman, Fritz, 1919-1985  Search this
Interviewer:
Sandler, Irving, 1925-  Search this
Subject:
De Kooning, Willem  Search this
Graves, Morris  Search this
Hofmann, Hans  Search this
Krasner, Lee  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
38 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Summary:
An interview of Fritz Bultman conducted 1968 January 6, by Irving Sandler, for the Archives of American Art.
Bultman speaks of the development of his interest in art; meeting Morris Graves; the influence of the New Orleans environment; meeting Hans Hofmann; Hofmann's approach to teaching; and the Bauhaus and refugee artists of the 1930s. He recalls Willem de Kooning and Lee Krasner.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Fritz Bultman, 1968 January 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3196 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Item is a transcript.
Location of Originals:
Location of original tape unkown.
Biography Note:
Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was a painter in New York, New York.
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:
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12466
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212227
AAA_collcode_bultma68
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212227