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Oral history interview with Al Hansen

Interviewee:
Hansen, Al, 1927-1995  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Names:
Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this
Pratt Institute -- Students  Search this
Reuben Gallery  Search this
Brecht, George  Search this
Callahan, Harry M.  Search this
Dine, Jim, 1935-  Search this
Dunn, Bob  Search this
Dunn, Judith  Search this
Eisenhauer, Lette  Search this
Goldfine, Pauline  Search this
Groth, John, 1908-1988  Search this
Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998  Search this
Kaprow, Allan  Search this
Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this
Mac Low, Jackson  Search this
Maciunas, George, 1931-1978  Search this
Marisol, 1930-2016  Search this
McCarey, Don  Search this
Moorman, Charlotte  Search this
Müller, Jan, 1922-1958  Search this
Nakian, Reuben, 1897-1986  Search this
Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-  Search this
Ortiz, Rafael Montanez  Search this
Paik, Nam June, 1932-  Search this
Poons, Larry  Search this
Segal, George  Search this
Smith, Tony, 1912-1980  Search this
Vostell, Wolf, 1932-1998  Search this
Waring, James, 1922-1975  Search this
Watts, Robert, 1923-1988  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
112 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1973 November 6-13
Scope and Contents:
Interview of Al Hansen conducted 1973 November 6-13, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Hansen traces his personal history, recalling his childhood and early education in Queens; his service in the armed forces; and jobs he held in social work, advertising, off-Broadway theater, and art galleries. He describes taking classes with John Groth at the Art Students League in the 1940s; with Reuben Nakian at Pratt in the 1950s; and with John Cage at the New School in 1958. He also discusses the rise of New York as an art center; his interest in film; his involvement in experimental sound and music; his approach to creating Happenings and that of other artists; organizing poetry readings at the Epitome Coffee Shop; his Hershey bar wrapper collages; the writing of his book, "A Primer of Happenings and Space Time Art," (New York: Something Else Press 1965); his interactions with Fluxus and George Maciunas; participating in the "Below Zero" show at the Reuben Gallery in 1959; attending the Destruction In Art symposium in London in 1966; and his recent exhibitions in Germany. People he recalls include Tony Smith; Pauline Goldfine [ph]; Dick Higgins; Wolf Vostell; Larry Poons; Allan Kaprow; Claes Oldenburg; Don McCarey [ph]; Jim Dine; George Brecht; Jackson Mac Low; James Waring; Marisol Escobar; Ivan Karp; Bob Watts; George Segal; Judith Dunn; Bob Dunn; Jan Müller; Nam June Paik; Raphael Ortiz; Charlotte Moorman; and Lettie Lou Eisenhauer.
Biographical / Historical:
Al Hansen (1927-1995) was an artist from New York, New York. Founder of Fluxus art movement and one of the first Happenings artists.
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.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Fluxus (Group of artists)  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Art -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Happenings (Art)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.hansen73
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9934acc05-c372-46fa-924a-d3cdb5649cbf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hansen73
Online Media:

John Groth papers

Creator:
Groth, John, 1908-1988  Search this
Extent:
2.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
15 Items (ADDITION)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1930-1986
Scope and Contents:
Biographical material, artwork, photographs, printed material and letters.
REEL D287: Biographical information; correspondence, primarily professional; clippings; book and art reviews; legal and personal documents; exhibition catalogs; photographs of Groth and his work; 8 small sketchbooks and a portfolio of sketches covering his artistic activities during World War II; and 10 sketchbooks and a portfolio of drawings on the Korean War.
UNMICROFILMED: Groth's birth certificate; art, education and military awards, 1948-1980; a few sketches, 5 sketchbooks, 2 watercolor paintings and many ink sketches; photographs of Groth's illustration class, works of art, Korea and Vietnam; and printed material, including newspapers, clippings, magazines, book covers and catalogs, 1930-1982.
ADDITION: Fifteen pen and ink and water color sketches by John Groth, ca. 1951.
Biographical / Historical:
Art instructor, painter, book illustrator, war correspondent; New York, NY; d. 1988.
Provenance:
Material on reel D287 lent for microfilming 1966 by Groth. Unmicrofilmed materials donated 1988 by Patricia Dowling, a relative of Groth. Addition donated by Anita MacGregor, wife of Greg MacGregor who was given the sketches by Groth.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
War in art  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.grotjohn
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96d6b6c44-183e-42a5-a462-9c29e27f0bca
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-grotjohn

John Groth papers, 1930-1986

Creator:
Groth, John, 1908-1988  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
John Groth papers, 1930-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
War in art  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- Photographs  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8303
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210474
AAA_collcode_grotjohn
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210474

Techniques and materials of gouache painting, by John Lonergan

Author:
Lonergan, John 1896-  Search this
Groth, John 1908-1988  Search this
Physical description:
30 p. illus. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1939
[c1939]
Topic:
Painting--Technique  Search this
Gouache painting  Search this
Call number:
ND2450 .L6X
ND2465 .L847 1939
ND2450.L6X
ND2465.L847 1939
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_104758

The promise kept / by Kurth Sprague ; drawings by John Groth

Author:
Sprague, Kurth  Search this
Groth, John 1908-1988  Search this
Physical description:
97 p. : ill. ; 21 x 24 cm
Type:
Poetry
Date:
1975
Call number:
PS595.I5 S76
PS595.I5 S76
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_72108

The last running : a story / by John Graves ; drawings by John Groth

Author:
Graves, John 1920-  Search this
Groth, John 1908-1988  Search this
Physical description:
59 p. : ill ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1990
1974
C1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_796322

Esquire

Editor:
Gingrich, Arnold  Search this
Publisher:
Smart, David A. 1892-1952  Search this
Weintraub, W. H.  Search this
Cover designer:
Wilson, Edward A (Edward Arthur) 1886-1970  Search this
Art director:
Groth, John 1908-1988  Search this
Printer:
Regensteiner Corporation  Search this
Physical description:
89 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Men's magazines
Place:
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Date:
1933
1978
Topic:
Popular culture  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1111733

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