Interviewee:

Hockney, David, 1937-  Search this

Interviewer:

Weschler, Lawrence  Search this

Subject:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

California

Physical Description:

10 Videocassettes (U-matic), Master: 10 videocassettes (U-matic) (20 min. each) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. + typescript summary (15 p.); 4 Videocassettes (U-matic), Duplicate (3 hrs. 20 min.), sd., col., 3/4 in.; 1 Videocassettes (U-matic), Edited version:"Selections": 1 videocassette (60 min.) (U-Matic), sd., col., 3/4 in.; 2 Videocassettes (VHS), Edited version: "Selections": 2 videocassettes (60 min.) (VHS), sd., col., 1/2 in.; 4 Sound cassettes, Audio only version, analog

General Note:

Unedited master version filmed in ten twenty minute segments. Paul Karlstom, Archives of American Art's West Coast Regional Director, edited the master to a 60 minute version, labeled "Selections."

Summary:

An interview with David Hockney conducted 1984 Sept. 3, by Lawrence Weschler, for the Archives of American Art at Hockney's home and studio, Los Angeles, Calif.

Hockney discusses his work with photography, and more recently, painting. Topics covered include perspective, the depiction of the passage of time in an art work, the disintegration of the canvas' edge, and Hockney's rediscovery of the objectives of cubism, and the combining of western theories of cubism with the eastern philosophy used in scroll painting.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with David Hockney, 1984 September 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Funding:

Funding for this interview was provided by Warner Communications, Inc.

Biography Note:

Painter, photographer; b. 1937.

Language Note:

English .

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Photographers -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Photography  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6378

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215339

AAA_collcode_hockne84

Theme:

Photography

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_215339