Interviewee:

Carlis, John H., 1917-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Ghent, Henri, 1926-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

38 Pages, Transcript

General Note:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 45 min.

Summary:

Interview of John Carlis conducted 1968 September, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with John Carlis, 1968 September. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

John Carlis (1917-2003) was a painter and sculptor who worked in New York, New York.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

These interviews are 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:

Art, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11456

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212577

AAA_collcode_carlis68

Theme:

African American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212577