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Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10860

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214613

AAA_collcode_askiwalt

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214613

Creator:

Lobdell, Frank, 1921-  Search this

Burgard, Timothy Anglin  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Citation:

Frank Lobdell interview, 2002 October 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15969

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)304955

AAA_collcode_lobdfran

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_304955

Interviewee:

Maril, Herman, 1908-1986  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Herman Maril, 1971 July 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Interviews  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13183

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212935

AAA_collcode_maril71

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212935

Interviewee:

Bascom, Ruth Esherick  Search this

Bascom, Mansfield  Search this

Interviewer:

Pacini, Marina  Search this

Names:

Esherick, Wharton  Search this

Extent:

105 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1991 March 26

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ruth Esherick Bascom and Mansfield Bascom regarding Wharton Esherick, conducted 1991 March 26, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.

Ruth Esherick Bascom and Mansfield Bascom speak about Wharton Esherick's family, his education, his "organic" life in Paoli, Pennsylvania, and his efforts to support himself through the sale of his paintings, furniture and sculpture. They discuss Esherick's work, its stylistic development, and changes in his prints and furniture, materials; clients such as the Hedgrow Theater, The Fischer family, Marjorie Content, Curtis Bok; Esherick's studio and his workshop; Esherick's relationship with Miriam Phillips and some of the clients she brought him; and contacts in New York City.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Esherick Bascom from Paoli, Pennsylvania, is the daughter of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), who was a sculptor, painter, printmaker, and furniture maker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bascom is married to Mansfield Bascom.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 40 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 anda others.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Cabinetmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Art, Modern  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.bascom91

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c9080509-75de-4d93-a6fc-98e58b40861d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bascom91

Interviewee:

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Interviewer:

Nadelman, Cynthia  Search this

Names:

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Lloyd, Tom, 1929-  Search this

Morris, Robert, 1931-2018  Search this

Tucker, Marcia  Search this

Extent:

349 Pages (Transcript)

15 Items (sound files (10 hr., 49 min.), digital)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1989 September 6-October 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Faith Ringgold conducted 1989 September 6-October 18, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.

Ringgold discusses Harlem from the 1930s through the 1970s; her background and education; her art and political activities; feminism; the evolution of her work; her paintings, soft sculpture constructions, quilts, and performance pieces. She recalls Robert Gwathmey, Tom Lloyd, Robert Morris, Marcia Tucker, Lucy Lippard, her mother, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Faith Ringgold (1930- ) is an Afro-American painter, sculptor, and performance artist from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 8 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 15 digital wav files. Duration is 10 hr., 50 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. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Occupation:

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

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

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

Topic:

Performance art  Search this

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

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

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.

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.ringgo89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7611879-5e18-48a4-8202-96d4af3aaeb9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ringgo89

Creator:

Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990  Search this

Names:

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this

Stussy, Maxine Kim, 1923-2020  Search this

Extent:

8.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Date:

1924-2018

Summary:

The papers of Jan Stussy measure 8.1 linear feet and date from 1924 to 2018. The papers document the career of painter and educator Jan Stussy through correspondence; a resume and other professional documentation; clippings and exhibition announcements; and photographs and slides of Stussy and his artwork. The papers also document the life of artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright through correspondence with Stussy; manuscripts and other writings; lectures and discussions with Stussy; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of MacDonald-Wright, Stussy, and Stussy's artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Jan Stussy measure 8.1 linear feet and date from 1924-2018. The papers document the career of painter and educator Jan Stussy through correspondence; a resume and other professional documentation; clippings and exhibition announcements; and photographs and slides of Stussy and his artwork. The papers also document the life of artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright through correspondence with Stussy; manuscripts and other writings; lectures and discussions with Stussy; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of MacDonald-Wright.

Biographical material consists of Stussy family history, material on Fred Stussy, Stussy's Boy Scout scrapbook, and an obituary.

Correspondence consists of letters from Stussy to his wife, Maxine Kim Stussy, with various museums and institutions such as the United States Embassy in Turkey, and a collection of postcards. Also included are correspondence between Stussy and Stanton MacDonald-Wright.

Writings consist of a biography and general notes on Stanton MacDonald-Wright, articles on art, manuscripts for screenplays written by Stussy, poetry, and miscellaneous notes. Also included are some of Stussy's diaries from the 1940s and 1980s.

Personal business records consist of mainly inventory and price lists, some general account records, general invoices and related correspondence, and invoices from the Esther Robles Gallery.

Professional activity material consists of resumes, academic evaluations and promotions from his time as a professor at UCLA, awards, screenplay material, and some exhibition files. Also included are a series of audio cassette interviews between Stussy and Stanton MacDonald-Wright, an audio cassette lecture by MacDonald-Wright, and a video cassette on "The Ideals of Occidental Composition."

Printed material consists of clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, published articles by Stussy, a book on Stussy's art, and a book featuring some of Stussy's illustrations.

Artwork consists of sketches done by students for some of Stussy's courses in 1948, sketches by Stussy, and collages.

Photographic material consists of photographs of Stussy, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, and of Stussy's artwork. There is a large collection of slides of Stussy's artwork and of tattoo art. Also included are four 8mm film reels of photographs of primarily tattoo art.

Catalog of artwork is a catalog put together by the Jan Stussy Foundation. The catalog contains a listing of Stussy's works consisting of a general list of works, photographs of artwork on index cards, and catalog worksheets with titles and other pertinent information related to each piece.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1924-1990 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-1991 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1943-1992 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1943-1988, 2018 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Professional Activity Files, 1950-1990 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1940-2016 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 3, 9-10)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1948 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 3)

Series 8: Photographic and Motion Picture Film Material, 1950-1989 (3.3 linear feet; Boxes 3-5, 7, OV 8, FC 09-12)

Series 9: Catalog of Artwork, circa 1995 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Biographical / Historical:

Jan Stussy (1921-1990) was a painter and educator primarily in Los Angeles, California. Stussy was born in 1921 in Benton County, Missouri, and he taught at UCLA. Stussy studied with Stanton MacDonald-Wright and remained life-long friends with him. Stussy was married to artist Maxine Kim Stussy.

Stanton MacDonald-Wright (1890-1973) was a modern American artist and co-founder of Syncromism, an early abstract, color-based mode of painting, which was the first American avant-garde art movement to receive international attention. MacDonald-Wright was born in Charlotteville, Virginia in 1890. He moved to Los Angeles in 1918 where he would serve as director of the Southern California division of the Works Project Administration Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1943. He also taught art at UCLA.

Provenance:

The Jan Stussy papers were donated to the archives between 1976-1985 by Jan Stussy and in 2022 by Belinda Franekl, Maxine Stussy's stepdaughter.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

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 -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Synchromism (Art)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Citation:

Jan Stussy papers, 1924-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.stusjan

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Jan Stussy papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c844e8fe-3a50-4cc9-af95-52220980bd34

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stusjan

Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Extent:

4.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1930-1992

Summary:

The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.

Correspondence includes personal correspondence with family and friends, business correspondence with galleries and other institutions, memos, and letters in regards to a 1977 calendar featuring his artwork.

Writings includes lectures, essays written by Askin and others, reports for grants, and miscellaneous notes.

Professional material includes exhibition files for various galleries and museums, material related to publishing books, three VHS recordings on Askin and his artwork, resumes, a file of sketches, and miscellaneous career material.

Printed material consists of copies of books related to Askin, oversized proofs and drafts of books by Askin, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters.

Photographic material consists of personal photographs of Askin, portraits of Askin, Askin's studio, artwork, and some of his exhibitions.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1992 (1.0 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1966-1992 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1952-1991 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1948-1991 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-6)

Series 5: Photographic Material, ca. 1930-1989 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Biographical / Historical:

Walter Askin (1929-2021) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art educator born in Pasadena, California. He studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at Pasadena City College, and continued his studies at University of California Berkley. Askin also performed graduate work at Oxford where he helped start the Museum of Modern Art. Askin began teaching art in 1956 at California State University, Los Angeles. Askin is a member of the College Arts Association of America, and he served as president of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Walter Askin conducted by Paul Karlstrom, March 4-6, 1992.

Provenance:

The Walter Askin papers were donated by Walter Askin in 1992.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

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 -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.askiwalt

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Walter Askin papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw982bac0fb-66aa-4bc1-87bd-c7a975a6cd12

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-askiwalt

Interviewee:

Lobdell, Frank, 1921-  Search this

Interviewer:

Burgard, Timothy Anglin  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Date:

2002 October 30

Summary:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco.

Scope and Contents:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco. Burgard's interview was used in preparation for the exhibition Frank Lobdell: The Art of Making and Meaning, held at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in May 2003. A book of the same title was published by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Hudson Hills Press, in 2003.

In the interview Lobdell talks about his early interest in art, his artistic influences, his education, his experiences during World War II after being drafted into the army in 1942, and his career after the war, and shares his opinions on art and politics.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection, the interview is arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

California painter and educator Frank Lobdell (1921-1913) was a key figure among first-generation Bay Area Abstract Expressionist artists. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco curator and Lobdell scholar Timothy Anglin Burgard, interviewed Lobdell in 2002.

Lobdell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Minnesota where he attended the St. Paul School of Fine Arts. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II from 1942–46 and subsequently attended the California School of Fine Arts on the G.I. Bill where he studied with Clyfford Still. He continued his education in Paris from 1950-1951 before returning to California where he taught at the California School of Fine Arts (1957-1964) and Stanford University from 1966-1991.

Lobdell exhibited his work widely in the United States and Europe from the 1950s on. He received many awards and honors including the Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Painting from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1988) and election to the National Academy of Design in 1998.

Lobdell died in Palo Alto in 2013 at the age of 92.

Provenance:

Donated 2009 by Timothy Anglin Burgard.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

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:

Museum curators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Painters -- California  Search this

Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Citation:

Frank Lobdell interview, 2002 October 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.lobdfran

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Frank Lobdell interview

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw913ee3a46-09a0-48a2-9543-3da9f2a896c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lobdfran

Creator:

Maril, Herman  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project  Search this

Extent:

8.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

1932-2023

bulk 1935-1986

Summary:

The papers of painter and printmaker Herman Maril measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1932-2023, bulk dates 1934-1986. The papers document Maril's career as a painter and art educator based in Baltimore, Maryland, through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings, teaching and project files, gallery and organization files, printed material and video recordings, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter and printmaker Herman Maril measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1932-2023, bulk dates 1934-1986. The papers document Maril's career as a painter and art educator based in Baltimore, Maryland, through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings, teaching and project files, gallery and organization files, printed material and video recordings, and photographs.

Biographical material includes resumes and short biographical profiles, military service records, awards and certificates, sketches and greeting card designs, and limited financial records. There are also an Herman Maril interview transcript and a sound recording of an interview.

Correspondence consists of a mixture of personal and professional correspondence with friends, colleagues, artists, universities, and galleries. Notable correspondents include Mary Ainsworth, Julian Anthony, William Bronk, Martha and Sheldon Cheney, Sidney Cox, and Olin Dows.

Maril's writings include one journal and drafts of artist statements, short stories, essays, and lectures. Writings by others include essays on Herman Maril and other subjects.

Teaching and project files includes documents from schools and universities where Herman Maril taught art and material related to the Federal Art Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Most of the teaching files are from the Cummington School, King-Smith School, and the University of Maryland. The Federal Art Project materials include correspondence and photographs related to murals that Maril created for two post offices.

The gallery files document Herman Maril's relationships with various galleries that represented him or exhibited his artwork over the years through correspondence, exhibition catalogs and announcements, price lists, inventory lists, and sales records. Organization files consist of membership records such as by-laws, meeting minutes, newsletters, bulletins, and brochures.

Printed materials mostly consists of books, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and newsclippings about Herman Maril. There is also a documentary on Maril and video recordings of various people such as curators and museum directors talking about Maril. There are a few clippings on other artists and subjects.

Photographs consists of black and white photographs of various Herman Maril paintings. There is one transparency and a few slides of paintings, but the rest of the series are photographic prints.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1940-circa 1998 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, OV 11)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1933-2010 (2.3 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Writings, 1932-1993 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3, OV 12)

Series 4: Teaching and Project Files, 1934-1996, bulk 1935-1975 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 5: Gallery and Organization Files, 1934-2014, bulk 1940-1990 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 4-6, OVs 13-16)

Series 6: Printed Material and Video Recordings, 1918, 1934-2023, bulk 1935-1986 (2.4 linear feet; Boxes 6-9)

Series 7: Photographs, 1933-circa 1990 (0.2 linear feet; Box 10)

Biographical / Historical:

Herman Maril (1908-1986) was a Modernist painter, printmaker and teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. Maril was a native of Baltimore and studied at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. During the Great Depression, he worked on the Federal Art Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration and created murals for the post office of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Alta Vista, Virginia. Maril had a long career as an educator and taught at various places such as the Cummington School and, after his World War II military service, the King-Smith School, among other places. His longest tenure was at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was a professor of painting for over 31 years from 1946 until his retirement in 1977. Maril married his wife Esta in 1948 and they had two children, David and Nadja.

Maril exhibited widely and has been continuously represented by major galleries since the 1930s. According to the Herman Maril Foundation, "Maril's work has been featured in over 50 solo exhibitions at galleries and museums around the country. Maril's work is included in over 100 museums," and "In 1983, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) established a permanent Herman Maril Gallery to showcase his works."

Maril's artwork is part of the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Phillips Collection, The Whitney Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other museums across the country and abroad. Maril passed away in 1986.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also has oral history interviews with Maril conducted by Dorothy Seckler on 1965 September 5, conducted by Robert Brown on 1971 July 21, and conducted by Maril's nephew, Ronald E. Becker, on 1980 July 14.

Provenance:

The Herman Maril papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in several installments from 1978-1981 by Herman Maril with the bulk of the material donated in 2018 by the Herman Maril Foundation via David Maril.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

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 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:

Art teachers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Citation:

Herman Maril papers, 1932-2023, bulk 1935-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Herman Maril Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.mariherm

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Herman Maril papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92807ebb8-b025-4377-a959-bab6c2cf66d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mariherm

Interviewee:

Maril, Herman  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Extent:

20 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1971 July 21

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Herman Maril conducted 1971 July 21, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Herman Maril (1908-1986) was a painter, printmaker, and art teacher from Baltimore, Md.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 53 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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Interviews  Search this

Art teachers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Topic:

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Interviews  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.maril71

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw922525466-a5a3-4f52-b5a1-336b1576c348

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-maril71

Creator:

White, Charles (1918-1979)  Search this

Names:

Belafonte Enterprises  Search this

Heritage Gallery  Search this

Otis Art Institute  Search this

Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989  Search this

Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012  Search this

White, Frances Barrett  Search this

Extent:

12.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1933-1987

bulk 1960s-1970s

Summary:

The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material, including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.

Biographical material includes documentation of awards received by White, biographical notes, resumes, White's high school report cards, interview transcripts and a sound recording of an interview, and records related to Elizabeth Catlett from the 1940s.

Correspondence includes scattered letters from family and friends but is primarily professional. White's correspondence was often conducted by Benjamin Horowitz and, occasionally, by Frances White, although some scattered original drafts of letters by White can also be found in this series. The series documents many aspects of White's career including: his relationship with Horowitz and Heritage Gallery as his representative; sales, loans, and exhibitions of White's artwork at many museums, galleries, and art institutions; the publication of his work in journals, magazines, and books, and it's use in the film and music industries; and his relationships with others in the arts and the entertainment industry including Richmond Barthé, Margaret Burroughs, Bing Davis, David Driskell, Lorraine Hansberry, and Harry Belafonte's company, Belafonte Enterprises.

Writings by White include two addresses made to the Annual Conference of Negro Artists, statements on his philosophy of art, and an autobiographical essay. Writings by others include drafts of Benjamin Horowitz's book Images of Dignity:The Drawings of Charles White.

White's professional activities are further documented through records related to the many boards, committees, and exhibition and art contest juries he served on, as well as lectures he delivered, and panels and symposiums he participated in. White's professional files also contain records relating to fellowships he received and document projects such as designs for books, films, and magazines.

White's teaching files primarily relate to Otis Art Institute and contain some records related directly to his work there as well as general faculty and board material. The records document, to some extent, White's role as spokesperson for the faculty and students during the transfer of the Otis charter to Parsons School of Design in 1979. Documentation of White's association with Howard University is minimal and includes letters related to his appointment and resignation in 1978-1979.

Gallery and exhibition files document specific solo and group exhibitions and include records on two visits White made to Germany in 1974 and 1978.

Printed material includes announcements, exhibition catalogs, articles in journals, magazines, and news clippings, and publications with artwork by White that provide extensive coverage of White's career from the 1930s to his death. Also found is printed material collected by White on other artists, and on subjects of interest to him.

Three disbound scrapbooks provide compilations of printed material and occasional letters further documenting White's career. A small series of photographs includes holiday card photos of White, Frances White, and their two children, and photos of White and others taken at a workshop in 1969.

Throughout the collection there are folders containing notes written by Frances White, circa 1980-1981, which provide important contextual information about people, organizations and subjects in the collection, and sometimes highlight the racism White encountered, particularly during his early career. The dates of these notes are not included in folder dates.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1934-1979 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1937-1984 (Boxes 1-4, 13; 3.64 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1936-circa 1981 (Boxes 4-5; 0.45 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Activities, circa 1942-1982 (Boxes 5-6, 13, OV 15; 1.81 linear feet)

Series 5: Teaching Files, 1950-1979 (Boxes 6, 13; 0.72 linear feet)

Series 6: Gallery and Exhibition Files, 1946-1980 (Box 7, Box 14; 0.98 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1933-1987 (Boxes 8-14, OVs 15-17; 4.8 linear feet)

Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1936-1970s (Box 12; 0.15 linear feet)

Series 9: Photographic Material, 1940-1976 (Box 12; 0.15 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White (1918-1979), was a prominent figure in the Chicago Black Renaissance and became one of the most celebrated and influential African American artists of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, White lived and worked in California beginning in 1956, and taught at the Otis Art Institute from 1965 until his death.

White began painting at a young age, earning first prize in a nationwide high school art contest. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was awarded a full scholarship, from 1937-1938. After graduating from the school, White worked as a muralist for the Illinois Federal Arts Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration from 1939 to 1940. He then received two fellowships from the Julius Rosenwald Foundation in 1942 and 1943 and created the mural The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy at the Hampton Institute. From 1943-1945 he taught at the George Washington Carver School in New York City, and was artist-in-residence at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1945.

White's first marriage to Elizabeth Catlett ended in divorce and he married Frances Barrett in 1950. The couple relocated to Los Angeles where White was represented by Benjamin Horowitz's Heritage Gallery. White was widely exhibited in Los Angeles, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Newark Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and elsewhere. Working primarily in black and white or sepia and white drawings, paintings, and lithographs, White's artwork was primarily figurative and depicted African American history, socio-economic struggles, and human relationships.

Charles White received a number of awards and honors and in 1972 he was the third African American artist to be elected a full member of the National Academy of Design.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the Charles W. and Frances White letters and photographs to Melvin and Lorraine Williamson, the Lucinda H. Gedeon research material on Charles W. White, and an oral history interview with Charles W. White conducted by Betty Hoag, March 9, 1965.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of loaned materials (reels LA7 and 3099). Reel LA7 includes photographs of White, his work, and a career resume. Reel 3099 contains 31 items consisting of three travel diaries kept by Frances White, photographs and a recording of their trip to Russia in 1950, and 11 record album covers designed by Charles White. Loaned materials were returned to the lenders after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Charles White's "Black Experience Archive," originally received with the papers, was donated to Howard University's Moorland-Springarn Research Center in 1985 at the request of Frances White.

Provenance:

Photographs on reel LA7 and material on reel 3099 were lent to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1965 and 1982, by Benjamin Horowitz, White's dealer, and by Frances White. Material on reel 2041 was donated by the George Arents Research Library, Syracuse University, 1976, who had originally received it from Horowitz. The remainder of the papers were donated by Charles White, 1975-1978, and after his death by Frances White and Benjamin Horowitz, 1981-1989.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

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 -- Los Angeles  Search this

Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for the digitization was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.whitchar

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Charles W. White papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9280ca62a-d068-4695-872f-041df8333648

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitchar

Creator:

White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this

Subject:

White, Frances Barrett  Search this

Catlett, Elizabeth  Search this

Barthé, Richmond  Search this

Heritage Gallery  Search this

Otis Art Institute  Search this

Belafonte Enterprises  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987, bulk 1960s-1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American printmakers  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

African American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9350

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211546

AAA_collcode_whitchar

Theme:

Diaries

African American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211546

Interviewee:

Treiman, Joyce Wahl, 1922-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J., 1941-  Search this

Subject:

Eakins, Thomas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joyce Wahl Treiman, 1981 October 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12682

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212121

AAA_collcode_treima81

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212121

Interviewee:

Bengelsdorf, Rosalind, 1916-1979  Search this

Interviewer:

Sandler, Irving, 1925-  Search this

Subject:

Browne, Byron  Search this

Hofmann, Hans  Search this

Holty, Carl  Search this

Gorky, Arshile  Search this

Greene, Balcomb  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram  Search this

Matulka, Jan  Search this

Diller, Burgoyne  Search this

De Kooning, Willem  Search this

Davis, Stuart  Search this

American Abstract Artists  Search this

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, 1968 January 29-February 16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Art, Abstract  Search this

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

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12786

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212563

AAA_collcode_bengel68

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212563

Interviewee:

Fish, Janet, 1938-  Search this

Interviewer:

Shikler, Barbara  Search this

Subject:

Close, Chuck  Search this

Katz, Alex  Search this

Kornblee, Jill  Search this

Serra, Richard  Search this

Vicente, Esteban  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Realism in art  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13260

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212871

AAA_collcode_fish88

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212871

Interviewee:

Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974  Search this

Interviewer:

Martin, Minette  Search this

Subject:

Rivera, Diego  Search this

University of California, San Francisco. School of Fine Arts  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath, 1964 May 13 and 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13070

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213376

AAA_collcode_cravat64

Theme:

Women

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213376

Interviewee:

Lanyon, Ellen, 1926-2013  Search this

Interviewer:

Crawford, James, 1944-  Search this

Subject:

Berdich, Vera  Search this

Blackshear, Kathleen  Search this

Buehr, George Frederick  Search this

Carleback, Julius  Search this

Ginzel, Roland  Search this

Grooms, Red  Search this

Hirsch, Joseph  Search this

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Lasansky, Mauricio  Search this

Rupprecht, Edgar A.  Search this

Schniewind, Carl Oscar  Search this

Watson, Dudley Crafts  Search this

Abercrombie, Gertrude  Search this

Golub, Leon  Search this

Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting  Search this

Art Institute of Chicago. School  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ellen Lanyon, 1975 Dec. 5-1976 Jan. 18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Feminism and art  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11523

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214174

AAA_collcode_lanyon75

Theme:

Women

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214174

Interviewee:

Gottlieb, Esther Dick  Search this

Interviewer:

Tuchman, Phyllis  Search this

Creator:

Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Betty Parsons Gallery  Search this

Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Graham, John, 1887-1961  Search this

Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Tschacbasov, Nahum, 1899-  Search this

Extent:

2 Cassettes (Sound recording, analog.)

44 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1981 Oct. 22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Esther Gottlieb conducted 1981 Oct. 22, by Phyllis Tuchman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.

Gottlieb recalls the art scene of the 1930s and 1940s as it touched Mark Rothko, speaking of The Ten and the Artists' Union and, in particular, Adolph Gottlieb, Milton Avery, Barnett Newman, and John Graham; Nahum Tschacbasov is mentioned briefly. She discusses the activities of various galleries and talks about the work of the Rothko, Gottlieb, and Longview Foundations.

Biographical / Historical:

Esther Dick Gottlieb (1907-1988) was born in Connecticut and was the wife of artist Adolph Gottlieb. They lived in New York City. She worked frequently as her husband's assistant.

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, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

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

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Philadelphia Ten (Group of artists)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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. 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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

Identifier:

AAA.gottli81

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91199989e-fe97-4cb5-8c93-69aebb28882f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gottli81

Interviewee:

Treiman, Joyce  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Names:

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Extent:

47 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1981 October 3

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Joyce Wahl Treiman conducted 1981 October 3, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.

Treiman speaks of her education and its influence on her life and work; growing up in Chicago; moving to California in 1961; the persistence of realism in her paintings; her feelings about photorealism and traditional realism; the inadequacy of photographs as models; teaching at UCLA; and the influence upon her of Thomas Eakins and other 19th century painters.

Biographical / Historical:

Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922-1991) was a painter from Chicago who lived and worked in Southern California.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 3 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:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- California -- 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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

Identifier:

AAA.treima81

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9391b3d54-c6aa-4f69-ba73-6a3a9a56d3fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-treima81

Interviewee:

Fish, Janet, 1938-  Search this

Interviewer:

Shikler, Barbara  Search this

Names:

Close, Chuck, 1940-  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

Kornblee, Jill  Search this

Serra, Richard, 1938-  Search this

Vicente, Esteban, 1903-2001  Search this

Extent:

4 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

167 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Janet Fish conducted 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art. Fish, a New York artist, discusses her family background; growing up in Bermuda; her education at Yale Art School; her techniques, process, and materials; the evolution of her work; realist painting; feminism, and female representaion in the art world. She recalls associations with New York galleries Ours Gallery and 55 Mercer Gallery, as well as artists Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Jill Kornblee, Alex Katz, and Esteban Vicente.

Biographical / Historical:

Janet I. Fish (1938-) is a painter from Bermuda and New England. She lives and works in New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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 is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

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

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Realism in art  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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

Identifier:

AAA.fish88

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b031b4e4-2b08-46c4-b7a4-47beec02bf9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fish88