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Oral history interview with Gerome Kamrowski, 1976 January 22

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Interviewee:
Kamrowski, Gerome L., 1914-2004  Search this
Interviewer:
Barrie, Dennis  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 1 Sound tape reel, 5 in.; 17 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Interview with Gerome Kamrowski conducted 1976 January 22, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.
Kamrowski discusses William Baziotes, Jackson Pollock, Peter Busa, and Robert Motherwell among others.
(Note to researchers: Kamrowski felt that the interview was incomplete and not adequately done.)
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Gerome Kamrowski, 1976 January 22. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by Matilda Wilson. 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:
Gerome Kamrowski (1914-2004) was a surrealist painter and educator from Ann Arbor, Mich. He studied at the Art Students League under Hans Hofmann. Kamrowski painted murals as a part of the Minnesota FAP/WPA. Kamrowski taught at the University of Michigan School of Art.
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:
Art, American  Search this
Educators -- Michigan -- Interviews  Search this
Surrealism  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12223
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212768
AAA_collcode_kamrow76
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212768