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Oral history interview with Chaim Gross, 1964 Sept. 1

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this
Interviewer:
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
2 Sound tape reels, Sound recordings (50 min.), 5 in.; 16 Pages, Transcript: (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary:
An interview of Chaim Gross conducted 1964 Sept. 1 by Dorothy Seckler for the Archives of American Art.
Gross speaks of his early sculpture; his inspirations; his treatment of wood; his interest in watercolor; religious subjects in his work, especially Judaic themes; his teaching career; his involvement with the WPA Federal Art Project; his personal collection of paintings and sculpture; working odd jobs when the WPA ended; and his opinions of contemporary sculpture and the future of sculpture.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Chaim Gross, 1964 Sept. 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3197 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1991.
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
Sculpture  Search this
Art and religion  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12131
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213743
AAA_collcode_gross64
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213743