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Interviewee:
Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Subject:
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986  Search this
Manzù, Giacomo  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Massachusetts
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 1 Sound tape reel, 5 in.; Sound recording: 8 Sound cassettes; 146 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
An interview of Dimitri Hadzi conducted 1981 Jan. 2-1990 Mar. 9, by Robert Brown, in Cambridge, Mass., for the Archives of American Art.
Hadzi discusses his childhood; early training in chemistry; WW II service; attending Cooper Union; being awarded a Fulbright fellowship and traveling to Greece; living in Italy; exhibitions and sculpture commissions; teaching at Harvard University; Henry Moore, [Giacomo] Manzu, Lawrence Roberts; life in Rome in comparison to life in the United States; and thoughts on being an artist.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Dimitri Hadzi, 1981 Jan. 2-1990 Mar. 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript available online.
Funding:
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:
Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) was a sculptor from Boston, Mass.
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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- Italy -- Interviews  Search this
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13080
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214657
AAA_collcode_hadzi81
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214657