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Oral history interview with Robert Grosvenor, 1972 Aug. 9

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Grosvenor, Robert, 1937-  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Bellamy, Richard  Search this
Congdon, William  Search this
Di Suvero, Mark  Search this
Dwan, Virginia  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 1 Sound tape reel, 5 in.; 54 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.
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Summary:
Interview of Robert Grosvenor conducted 1972 Aug. 9, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Grosvenor speaks of his early life and education in Newport, R.I.; studying in Europe; his first formal art instruction in Dijon, France; the art and architecture scene in Paris; his U.S. Army service; meeting Mark di Suvero, and his influence; his one-man show at the Dwan Gallery; materials; and the impermanence of his pieces. He recalls Richard Bellamy, Virginia Dwan, and William Congdon.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Robert Grosvenor, 1972 Aug. 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Robert Grosvenor (1937-) is a sculptor 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:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11843
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212482
AAA_collcode_grosve72
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212482