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Creator:

Sievan, Maurice  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Extent:

33 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

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Interviews

Date:

1965 April 22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Maurice Sievan conducted by Dorothy Seckler for the Archives of American Art. Sievan speaks of his early life in the Ukraine; his move to Brooklyn as a young boy; Pratt Institute; his early work in commercial silk screen process; studying at National Academy; trips to France; experiences in WPA; his work; an officer of the American Federation of Painters & Sculptors; murals; and painting techniques and concepts.

Biographical / Historical:

Maurice Sievan (1898-1981) was a painter and landscape painter from New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

Patrons must use transcript.

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.sievan65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-sievan65

Interviewee:

Schaeffer, Kate Born, 1898?-2000  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Schaeffer Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Schaeffer, Hanns S., 1892?-1967  Search this

Extent:

40 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1975 June 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Kate (Mrs. Hanns) Schaeffer conducted 1975 June 18, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Kate Schaeffer (1898?-2000) was an art dealer and gallery owner from New York, New York. Born in Germany. Died Dec. 20, 2000, at age 102. Co-founder with husband Hanns Schaeffer, of Schaeffer Galleries, New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 57 min.

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:

Art, American  Search this

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.schaef75

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schaef75

Creator:

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Interviewer:

Holmes, Doloris  Search this

Names:

Biennale di Venezia (34th : 1968 : Venice, Italy)  Search this

Women Students and Artists for Black Liberation  Search this

Browne, Vivian E., 1929-1993  Search this

Crump, Iris  Search this

Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962  Search this

Extent:

11 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

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Pages

Interviews

Date:

1972

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Faith Ringgold conducted in 1972, by Doloris Holmes, for the Archives of American Art's "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.

Ringgold speaks of her involvement and the origins of WSABAL (Women, Students, and Artists for Black Artist Liberation); her attempts to raise awareness of the under-representation of women in art (writing to the Times/ performing surveys); her hopes for the upcoming WSABAL show on June 22 (the first Black female show in New York); her feelings towards the NYUNBAYAASANAA (the male neo-African Harlem group); her reaction to the '68 Venice Biennale which excluded women and Black artists; her subsequent show named the Liberated Venice Biennale which consisted of 50% women; the She Show and the Flag Show which instigated three arrests; the He Show and upcoming Where Are We At? Show; the importance of conducting open shows; her feelings towards historical African art and its conceptual confronting nature; the influence of Augusta Savage; the influence of African art upon Minimalism and Surrealism.

Biographical / Historical:

Faith Ringgold (1930- ) is a painter and sculptor in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

This transcript is open for research. No recording exists. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Surrealism  Search this

Minimal art  Search this

Art, African  Search this

Art, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.ringgo72

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ringgo72

Interviewee:

Reis, Rebecca G., 1896-1988  Search this

Interviewer:

McNaught, William  Search this

Creator:

Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this

Baziotes, William, 1912-1963  Search this

Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985  Search this

Ernst, Max, 1891-1976  Search this

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this

Guggenheim, Peggy, 1898-  Search this

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980  Search this

Kline, Franz, 1910-1962  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

Motherwell, Robert  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Reinhardt, Rita  Search this

Reis, Bernard J.  Search this

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Extent:

123 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

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Interviews

Date:

1980

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Rebecca Reis conducted in 1980, by William McNaught, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.

Reis speaks of her life in New York City. At their home in the city they entertained artists, art dealers, and other art lovers and had a great desire to provide a haven for people who loved art. Reis recalls many stories of the people they met and supported including Jacques Lipchitz, George Grosz, Jackson Pollock, Peggy Guggenheim, Max Ernst, Marc Chagall, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, William Baziotes, Franz Kline, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko, the legal case involving Rothko's estate, and Rothko's relationship with Rita Reinhardt. They were particular friends of Peggy Guggenheim. Bernard Reis gave financial advice to many people in the art world. The latter portion of the interviews concentrates on their great friend, Mark Rothko, his suicide, and subsequent court case brought by the family.

Biographical / Historical:

Rebecca Reis (1896-1988) was a collector, from New York, New York. She was married to Bernard Reis, one of the executors of Mark Rothko's will.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 20 min.

Provenance:

This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation.

Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the transcription of this interview provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Women's Committee.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.reis80

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-reis80

Creator:

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977  Search this

Interviewer:

Holmes, Doloris  Search this

Extent:

20 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

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Pages

Interviews

Date:

1972

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Anais Nin conducted in 1972, by Doloris Holmes, in New York, New York, for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.

Biographical / Historical:

Anais Nin (1903-1977) was a writer in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

Art, American  Search this

Authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.nin72

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nin72

Interviewee:

Moyer, Roy, 1921-2007  Search this

Interviewer:

Barrie, Dennis  Search this

Names:

American Federation of Arts  Search this

Columbia University -- Students  Search this

UNICEF  Search this

United States. Army  Search this

University of Oslo -- Students  Search this

University of Toronto -- Faculty  Search this

Weyhe Gallery  Search this

Dickinson, Martha  Search this

Neuberger, Roy R.  Search this

Schapiro, Meyer, 1904-  Search this

Trilling, Lionel, 1905-1975  Search this

Weyhe, Erhard  Search this

Extent:

4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (4 hr., 16 min.), digital, wav file)

82 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place:

Greece -- description and travel

Date:

1975 September 17-23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Roy Moyer, conducted September 17-23, 1975, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution at Moyer's New York City apartment.

Moyer speaks of his childhood, parents, and early music and art training in Allentown, Pennsylvania; his education at Columbia University and the University of Oslo; joining the Army during World War II; teaching English in Greece during its civil war; teaching at the University of Toronto; consulting on educational TV programs; working in the Weyhe Gallery; his management practices and overseeing exhibitions, the film program, and various other initiatives as director of the American Federation of Arts; his painting practice; the growth in the number of art organizations in the 1960s and '70s; and his transition to working for UNICEF. Moyer also recalls Lionel Trilling, Meyer Schapiro, Martha Dickinson, Erhard Weyhe, Roy Neuberger, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Roy Moyer (1921-2007) was a painter and art administrator from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 16 min.

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:

Use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Music -- Instruction and study  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.moyer75

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-moyer75

Creator:

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000  Search this

Interviewer:

Greene, Carroll  Search this

Extent:

92 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1968 October 26

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Jacob Lawrence conducted 1968 October 26, by Carroll Greene, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a painter and educator in Seattle, Washington and New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

This interview transcript is open for research. No audio exists. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.lawren68

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lawren68

Creator:

Judd, Donald, 1928-1994  Search this

Interviewer:

Hooton, Bruce Duff, 1928-  Search this

Extent:

11 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 February 3

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Donald Judd conducted 1965 February 3, by Bruce Hooton, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Donald Judd (1928-1994) was a sculptor of New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 41 min.

Sound quality is poor.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

Art, American  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.judd65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-judd65

Creator:

Joseph, Cliff, 1922-  Search this

Interviewer:

Holmes, Doloris  Search this

Names:

Black Emergency Cultural Coalition  Search this

Extent:

9 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1972

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Cliff Joseph conducted in 1972, by Doloris Holmes, for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project. Joseph discusses the formation of the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition, which he co-chaired, in response to a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art called "Harlem on My Mind." He talks about the impact of the black experience in art, his own art, and his affiliation with social protest artists. He describes the Coalition's attempts to persuade the Whitney to produce a show of black artists with a black curator.

Biographical / Historical:

Cliff Joseph (1922-) was a painter and educator in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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. Funding for the interview was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, as part of AAA's "Art World in Turmoil" project.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

African American artists  Search this

African American painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.joseph72

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-joseph72

Interviewee:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Hansa Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Richard Green Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Artschwager, Richard, 1923-2013  Search this

Bellamy, Richard  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Johns, Jasper, 1930-  Search this

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997  Search this

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this

Rosenquist, James, 1933-  Search this

Scull, Robert C.  Search this

Sonnabend, Ileana  Search this

Twombly, Cy, 1928-  Search this

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings: (2 hours 30 min.), 7 in.)

78 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1969 March 12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ivan C. Karp conducted 1969 March 12, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art at the Leo Castelli Gallery.

Karp discusses the invention of the names "OK Harris" and "Green Gallery"; his work for Leo Castelli including gallery exhibitions, expenses, collectors, critics and staff; the work of Richard Artschwager, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Cy Twombly, Gerry Vanderweil, Andy Warhol, and others; The Club; "soft art"; and the art market. He recalls Richard Bellamy, Ileana Sonnabend, Robert C. Scull, and others. Karp speaks of growing up in the boroughs of New York City, his reading and writing interests, commercial film making, his work for the Hansa Gallery and Martha Jackson, summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the art scene in New York City in the late 1950s.

Biographical / Historical:

Ivan C. Karp (1926- ) is an art dealer and director of the OK Harris Gallery in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Gallery directors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Optical art  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Soft sculpture -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.karp69

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-karp69

Interviewee:

Hendricks, Jon  Search this

Creator:

Toche, Jean  Search this

Interviewer:

Schwartz, Allen  Search this

Names:

Guerilla Art Action Group  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

12 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1972 December 13

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche conducted 1972 December 13, by Allen Schwartz, for the Archives of American Art.

Hendricks and Toche speak about what or who their "actions" are meant for, including the issues that their "actions" may represent. They touch upon sexism and racism, but focus on museums during the Vietnam War, especially their "actions" related to, and in, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York.

Biographical / Historical:

Jon Hendricks and Jean Toche are artists who were active in the Guerilla Art Action Group in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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:

Art, American  Search this

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.hendri72

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hendri72

Creator:

Hague, Raoul, 1905-1993  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Interviewer:

Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

2 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1964 November 4

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Raoul Hague conducted 4 November 1964, by Joseph Trovato, for the Archives of American Art.

Hague speaks of his background and education; starting out on the Federal Art Project, and working on it up until World War II; his development as a sculptor.

Biographical / Historical:

Raoul Hague (1904-1993) was a sculptor from Woodstock, New York and New York, New York. Social Security death index lists birthdate as 1904.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Woodstock -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.hague64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hague64

Interviewee:

Davidson, Marshall B.  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Extent:

4 Items (sound files, digital, wav file)

69 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1977 November 27-1978 January 10

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Marshall B.Davidson conducted 1977 November 27-1978 January 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Marshall B. Davidson (1907-1989) was an art critic from New York, New York. Full name: Marshall Bowman Davidson

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 others.

Occupation:

Art critics -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.davids77

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-davids77

Interviewee:

Donati, Enrico, 1909-2008  Search this

Interviewer:

Selvig, Forrest  Search this

Extent:

61 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1968 September 9

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Enrico Donati conducted 1968 September 9, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Enrico Donati (1909-2008) was a painter and sculptor from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav file. Duration is 3 hr., 25 min.

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 others.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.donati68

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-donati68

Interviewee:

DeMonte, Claudia, 1947-  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Names:

Gracie Mansion Gallery  Search this

McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this

Extent:

54 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1991 February 13- April 24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Claudia DeMonte conducted 1991 February 13-1991 April 24, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.

DeMonte recalls her childhood and growing up in Astoria, New York; her Italian heritage and Catholic education; her early work including the "trade pieces"; the calendar she produced for the Corcoran Gallery show "Five Plus One" in 1976; her marriage to artist Ed McGowin; moving from Washington, D.C. to New York; the making and meaning of her "Claudia dolls"; exhibiting at the Gracie Mansion Gallery; the art community in the East Village in the early 1980's; the dealer Gracie Mansion; gallery representation outside of New York; critical acceptance of her art; collecting the work of Southern self-taught artists and the influence of Sister Gertrude Morgan and James Son Ford Thomas; work methods and techniques; autobiographical and feminist themes; teaching at the university of Maryland from 1972 to the present; and new directions in her art.

Biographical / Historical:

Claudia DeMonte (1947- ) is a painter, mixed-media artist, and instructor of College Park, Maryland and New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 22 min.

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:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Women painters -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- East Village (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Educators -- Maryland -- College Park -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.demont91

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-demont91

Interviewee:

Cummings, Willard Warren, 1915-1975  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931  Search this

Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970  Search this

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970  Search this

Extent:

82 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1973 March 20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Willard Cummings conducted 1973 March 20, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Cummings speaks of his family and its interests in art and theater; moving to Boston and his early education there; studying with Anna Ladd and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts; his two years in Paris; going to Skowhegan during the Depression; the Art Students League and the Grand Central School; his interests in portrait painting and sculpture; his Yale art school experience; some early portrait subjects; exhibitions of his work; commercial art jobs he was involved in; his New York studio and friends in the mid-1930s; collecting American primitives; his U.S. Army service; the start of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1946; the organization of the school; his own painting technique and some portrait subjects. He recalls Philip Hale, Waldo Peirce and Edith Halpert.

Biographical / Historical:

Willard Cummings (1915-1975) was a painter from New York, New York and Maine.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 19 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Maine -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.cummin73

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cummin73

Interviewee:

Clancy, John C., 1897-1981  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Rehn, Frank Knox Morton, 1848-1914  Search this

Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972  Search this

Extent:

26 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1970 July 10

Scope and Contents:

Interview of John Clancy conducted 1970 July 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Clancy speaks of Frank K. M. Rehn and his background; the beginnings of the Rehn Gallery; his own background; joining the gallery and working for Frank Rehn; artists associated with the gallery; the effect of the Depression on the gallery; how artists and works of art were selected; reasons for the success of the Rehn Gallery; the gallery's future. He recalls Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Franklin Watkins.

Biographical / Historical:

John C. Clancy (1897-1981) was the director of the Rehn Gallery in New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 16 min.

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 others.

Occupation:

Gallery directors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Depressions -- 1929  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.clancy70

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-clancy70

Interviewee:

Cole, Sylvan  Search this

Interviewer:

Berman, Avis  Search this

Names:

Associated American Artists  Search this

Barnet, Will, 1911-2012  Search this

Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985  Search this

Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979  Search this

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011  Search this

Hockney, David  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Johnson, Una E.  Search this

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Levine, Jack, 1915-2010  Search this

Lewenthal, Reeves, 1909-1987  Search this

Lieberman, William Slattery, 1924-  Search this

Motherwell, Robert  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Extent:

83 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2000 June-October

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Sylvan Cole conducted 2000 June-October, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.

The interviews took place over five sessions in New York, New York. Cole discusses the history of Associated American Artists, the gallery for whom he began working in 1946, and its marketing techniques, customer base, and personalities, such as its founder, Reeves Lewenthal. He also traces his own development as a dealer in prints after he left AAA and recalls many artists and other figures in the art world, including Will Barnet, Werner Drewes, Richard Florsheim, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Una Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Jack Levine, William S. Lieberman, Robert Motherwell, and Raphael Soyer.

Biographical / Historical:

Sylvan Cole (1918-2005) was an art dealer and writer of New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 10 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 6 min.

Sound quality is fair; beginning and endings of tapes tend to be garbled and low.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Prints -- Marketing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.cole00

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cole00

Interviewee:

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Interviewer:

Decker, Andrew  Search this

Names:

Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (ca. 3 hr.))

45 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1997 May 22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Leo Castelli conducted 1997 May 22, by Andrew Decker, for the Archives of American Art.

This interview took place at Castelli's home in New York and covers the most recent years of the dealer's work.

Biographical / Historical:

Leo Castelli (1907-1999) was an art dealer from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 49 min.

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.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.castel97

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-castel97

Interviewee:

Cavallon, Giorgio, 1904-1989  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

National Academy of Design (U.S.) -- Students  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930  Search this

Extent:

52 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1974 February 28

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Giorgio Cavallon, conducted 1974 February 28, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's residence in New York, New York.

Cavallon speaks of growing up in Italy and his move to America. He recalls attending the National Academy of Design in New York and working for the Works Progress Administration. He mentions various artists, including Charles Hawthorne and Arshile Gorky.

Biographical / Historical:

Giorgio Cavallon (1904-1989) was a painter from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr.

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.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for the transcription of this interview provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Women's Committee.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.cavall74

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cavall74