The transcript and recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Lillian Bassman conducted 2011 October 12-November 16, by Steven Watson, for the Archives of American Art, at Bassman's home, in New York, New York.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Lillian Bassman, 2011 October 12-November 16. 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 the Brown Foundation.
Biography Note:
Interviewee Lillian Bassman (1917-2012) was a photographer in New York, New York. Interviewer Steven Watson is a cultural historian in New York, New York.
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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
