An interview of Susan Rothenberg conducted 1987 May 22-1987 June 2, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.
Rothenberg speaks of her early life; her art training, starting out as a sculpture student in college; her arrival in New York, the art scene there in the 1960s and the 1970s; experimental painting techniques; the development of her "Horses" and "Mondrian" series. She recalls Joan Jonas, Alan Saret, George Trakas, Nancy Graves, and Miani Johnson.
Biographical / Historical:
Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020) was a figurative painter in New York, N.Y. and Galisteo, N.M.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 10 min.
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.
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This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Topic:
Painters -- 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.
Susan Rothenberg and Dodie Kazanjian. Interview with Susan Rothenberg, 2003. Dodie Kazanjian papers, 1949-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Susan Rothenberg, 1987 May 22-June 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Search this
Susan Rothenberg, March 12-April 21, 1985, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach ; Des Moines Art Center, June 21-July 28, 1985
Susan Rothenberg, the prints : a catalogue raisonné by Rachel Robertson Maxwell ; with contributions by Jeremy Lewison, Wendy Weitman, Keith Brintzenhofe
Susan Rothenberg : 15 år, en överblick = Susan Rothenberg : 15 years, a survey : Rooseum, Malmö 30/6-19/8 1990 / katalogredaktör/catalogue editor, Lars Nittve