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Creator:

University of California, Berkeley.. Office of Educational Television and Radio  Search this

Names:

ETVR (Television station)  Search this

John Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

University of California, Berkeley.. Office of Educational Television and Radio  Search this

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007  Search this

Extent:

2 Videocassettes (U-matic) ((45 min.), sd; col., 3/4 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Videocassettes (u-matic)

Video recordings

Date:

1986 Jan. 13

Scope and Contents:

Parts I and II. Examines seven works (1960s-1985) by painter Hassel Smith at the John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, Calif. Smith comments on each piece. Also heard are Paul Karlstrom, Archives of Art, West Coast Regional CenterDirector, and Barbara Scales.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, Office of Educational Television and Radio, 1986 Jan. 13.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by University of California, Berkeley, Office of Educational Television and Radio. The tape and sound were used in "Hassel Smith : An Interview," Jan. 15, 1986; Paul Karlstrom, interviewer; produced by ETVR.

Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from the University of California Office of Educational Television and Radio. Contact Reference Services for more information.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.univcalb2

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-univcalb2

Creator:

University of California, Berkeley.. Office of Educational Television and Radio  Search this

Names:

ETVR (Television station)  Search this

University of California, Berkeley.. Office of Educational Television and Radio  Search this

Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (U-matic) ((30 min.), sd; col., 3/4 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Videocassettes (u-matic)

Video recordings

Date:

1986 Jan. 15

Scope and Contents:

A video taped interview of artist Hassel Smith, conducted by Paul Karlstrom, Archives of Art, West Coast Regional Center, and produced in collaboration by Karlstrom and the Office of Educational Television and Radio, University of California at studios of ETVR as program #43 of their "Open Window" series.

Smith dicusses his emmigration to England and his continued close ties to the San Francisco Bay Area art community; his experiences as a teacher of art in the British educational system compared to those in the U.S.; how teaching has affected his art; the development of his art as a so-called Abstract Expressionist to his current "color-shape" paintings; the terms "geometric" and "abstract" and their application to his own work; and the significance of gameboard and gamecourt, and the grid in his most recent work. Examples of Smith's paintings are shown throughout the interview.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, Office of Educational Television and Radio, 1986 Jan. 15.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by University of California, Berkeley, Office of Educational Television and Radio.

Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from the University of California Office of Educational Television and Radio. Contact Reference Services for more information.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- England -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.univcalb

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-univcalb