Colette Roberts Artist Interviews 1964-1969

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Colette Roberts Artist Interviews 1964-1969

Papers of the American art critic, gallery director.Born in Paris, France, died 1971. Director of Grand Central Moderns (N.Y.), 1952-1968. Collection consists of taped interviews with Will Barnet, Nell Blaine, Victor Candell, Giorgio Cavallon, pianist George Copeland, Ben Cunningham, Fielding Dawson, Marcel Duchamp, Adolph Gottlieb, José Guerrero, Stanley William Hayter, John Hultberg, Jennett Lam, Charlotte Lichtblau, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, Robert Mallary, Leo Manso, Ezio Martinelli, Seong Moy, Norman Narotzky, Louise Nevelson, Betty Parsons, Bernard Pfriem, Abraham Rattner, Man Ray, Robert Reid, Ralph Rosenborg, Jason Seley, William Soles, Hyde Solomon, Hedda Sterne, and Reuben Tam.

37 tapes.

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Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974

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Hultberg, John, 1922-2005

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Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997

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Narotzky, Norman, 1928-

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Moy, Seong

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Parsons, Betty, 1900-1982

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Lindner, Richard, 1901-1978

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Candell, Victor, 1903-1977

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Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002

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Rosenborg, Ralph.

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Manso, Leo.

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Barnet, Will, 1911-2012

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Roberts, Colette, 1910-1971

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Colette Jacqueline Roberts (1910-1971) was a French-born artist, teacher, critic and gallery director. Born in Paris, she studied at the École du Louvre, the Academy Ranson, and the Institut d’Art et Archéologie. She moved to the United States during World War II and became a U.S. citizen shortly thereafter, becoming an active part of the New York art world. In addition to her own work, she wrote and lectured on modern art and fostered cultural exchange efforts between her native and adopted cou...

Lam, Jennett, 1911-

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Mallary, Robert, 1917-

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Rattner, Abraham

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Sterne, Hedda, 1916-....

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Solomon, Hyde, 1911-

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Cunningham, Ben, 1904-1975

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Painter, educator, mural painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Ben Cunningham interview, 1964 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192926 From the description of Oral history interview with Ben Cunningham, 1964 Oct. 24 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025488 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Ben Cunningham papers, 1904-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455440 American painter, muralist. ...