REELS 1792-1793: Correspondence; biographical data; writings on art; photos of art work, and personal photos, with one of Diego Rivera; contracts; price lists for art work; exhibition catalogues, announcements, and invitations; and 245 clippings. Also included are 21 critiques of her work written by John Dos Passos, Rene d'Harnoncourt, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Lithographer, painter, and educator (Baton Rouge, La.)
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1979 by Caroline Durieux.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Interview of Caroline Durieux conducted 1978 June 1-2, by Dennis Barrie and Marilyn Symmes, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Caroline Durieux (1896-1989) was a printmaker from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hr., 5 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.
A black and white photograph of Durieux working on a series of prints in her studio.
Biographical / Historical:
Lithographer and printmaker; Baton Rouge, Louisianna.
Provenance:
Provenance unknown.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Caroline Durieux, 1978 June 1-2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
