Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists

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Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists

1965-1968

Interviews of 72 artists, and transcripts for all but five, conducted by Arlene Jacobowitz, the Associate Curator for the Department of Painting and Sculpture, between 1965 and 1968. The artists discuss their work in the museum collection. Also included are 38 edited excerpts of the interviews, approximately 2-3 min. in length, used as "audio-labels" in the 1968 "Listening to Pictures" installation.The artists interviewed are: Lennart Anderson, Stephen B. Antonakos, Marshall Arisman, Walter Barker, Leonard Baskin, Mary Bauermeister, Thomas Hart Benton, Isabel Bishop, Robert Brackman, Sydney Butchkes, Edmund Casarella, George Constant, Robert Warren Dash, Jose DeCreeft, Blanche Dombek, Tom Doyle, Jimmy Ernst, Neil Estern, Philip Evergood, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Leon Goldin, Sidney Goodman, Sante Graziani, Balcomb Greene, John Grillo, William Gropper, Chaim Gross, Roy Gussow, Robert Gwathmey, Grace Hartigan, Edward Hopper, Nora Jaffe, Paul Jenkins, Minoru Kawabata, William Kienbusch, Karl Knaths, John Koch, Yayoi Kosama, Jennett Lam, Steven Lang, Robert Laurent, Jacob Lawrence, Jack Levine, Jacques Lipchitz, Seymour Lipton, Boris Margo, Ursula Meyer, Hans Moller, Walter Murch, Louise Nevelson, Toshio Odate, Elliot Offner, Douglas Ohlson, Kenzo Okada, Amanda Palmer, Irene Rice Pereira, Gabor Peterdi, Ad Reinhardt, Bill Richards, Larry Rivers, Emilio Sanchez, Karl Schrag, Ben Shahn, Charles Sheeler, Aaron Sopher, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, William Thon, Albert Weinberg, and William and Marguerite Zorach.

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Gussow, Roy, 1918-2011

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Sculptor; Long Island, New York. From the description of Roy Gussow papers, 1946-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565802 Sculptor; Long Island City, N.Y. From the description of Roy Gussow interview, 1968 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186286 Roy Gussow (1918- ) is a sculptor from Long Island City, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Roy Gussow, 1968 Feb. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Kawabata, Minoru, 1911-2001

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Gropper, William, 1897-1977

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William Gropper (1897-1977) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with William Gropper, 1965 June 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412551 Italian anarchist who was controversially executed in Massachusetts on August 23, 1927 for the murders of F.A. Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli. From the description of Nicola Sacco death mask [art original]. 1927. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Goodman, Sidney, 1936-....

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Painter, sculptor; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Sidney Goodman interview, 1990 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220200938 Goodman, Sidney, Painter, sculptor of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Sidney Goodman 1990 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646399335 ...

De Creeft, José, 1884-1982

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Jose De Creeft, b. 1884, sculptor, educator of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Jose De Creeft, 1968 Oct. 1-1968 Oct. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397259 Sculptor, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Jose De Creeft interviews, 1968 Oct. 1-1968 Oct. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185445 Jose De Creeft (1884-1982) was a sculptor and educator of New York, N.Y. From the description of O...

JACOBOWITZ, ARLENE

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Kosama, Yayoi.

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Weinberg, Albert Katz.

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Dash, Robert

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Epithet: overseer of Kimcote parish British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x00031f Painter; Sagaponack, N.Y.; b. 1934. From the description of Robert Dash interview, 1974 Sept. 22 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77651597 Robert Dash (1934- ) was a painter from Sagaponack, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Dash, 1974 Sept. 22 [soun...

Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971

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Painter. From the description of Karl Knaths interview, 1962 Aug. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242439 From the description of Oral history interview with Karl Knaths, 1962 Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026559 Painter; Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Karl Knaths lecture, 1968 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84559262 Painter, printmaker, educator; Cape Cod, Mass. Die...

Doyle, Tom K.

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Sculptor, educator, New York, N.Y. Born 1928. Specialized in outdoor wood sculpture. From the description of Tom Doyle papers, 1952-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502447 ...

Brooklyn Museum

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The origins of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences extend back to 1823, with the founding of the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library. The Library, located at the corner of Cranberry and Henry Streets in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights, was established for the education and cultural enrichment of young tradesmen. In 1841, the Library relocated to the building of the Brooklyn Lyceum, an organization devoted to intellectual pursuits in the arts and sciences, at the corner of Washington and C...

Listening to pictures (1968-1973 : Brooklyn Museum)

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Antonakos, Stephen, 1926-2013

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Stephen Antonakos was a Greek born American sculptor most well known for his abstract sculptures often incorporating neon. Antonakos moved with his family from Greece to the United States at the age of 4 and was raised in the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Bay Ridge. Antonakos' work has been included in several important international exhibitions including Documenta 6 in 1977 in Kassel, Germany and he represented Greece at the Venice Biennale in 1997. His art is included in major inter...

Freilicher, Jane, 1924-2014

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Jane Freilicher was an American painter. Born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, she attended Brooklyn College and then studied with artist Hans Hofmann. She left the Hofmann studio in 1948 to paint in New York City, collaborating with a group of artist and writer friends known collectively as the New York School and including John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara, Larry Rivers, and James Schuyler. She married jazz pianist Jack Freilicher when she was 17; the marriage was annulled five years late...

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011

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Painter (New York, N.Y.) Born 1928. From the description of Helen Frankenthaler interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220179604 Helen Frankenthaler (1928- 2011) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Helen Frankenthaler, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595062 Painters; New York, N.Y. Frankenthaler and Motherwell were married, and subsequently divorced. Were good fri...

Arisman, Marshall

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B. 1938. From the description of Marshall Arisman artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432431 ...

Anderson, Lennart, 1928-

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Margo, Boris, 1902-1995

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Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Boris Margo, 1965 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380464 From the description of Boris Margo interview, 1965 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198765 Boris Margo (1902-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Boris Margo, 1965 Aug. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Dombek, Blanche, 1914-

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Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971

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Abstract painter, poet, and philosopher, Pereira was a major figure in the art world from 1930. She worked with the WPA Federal Art Project in New York, 1935-1939; in the 1940s she experimented with new media (glass, plexiglass, and plastic) of the constructivist school; and in the 1950s she returned to paint and canvas. She published numerous books on aesthetics and the philosophy of art. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women: The Modern Period (1980). Fro...

Weinberg, Albert, 1922-

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Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980

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William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter in New York, N.Y. and Maine. From the description of William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe, 1958-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81787101 William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter and art instructor in New York, NY, and Cranberry Island, Maine. Kienbusch befriended Rockport, Maine artist Francis Hamabe (1917-2002) and his wife Sydney (1917-1978). Hamabe was the co-founder of the Maine Coast Artists Associati...

Knaths, Karl, 1891-

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Doyle, Tom

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Schrag, Karl

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Painter; New York City. Born 1912. Died 1995. From the description of Karl Schrag papers, 1937-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394446 Karl Schrag (1912-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Karl Schrag, 1970 Oct. 14-20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596714 Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y.; b. 1912; d. 1995. From the description of Interview w...

Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Moses Soyer : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734886 Painter; New York, N.Y. Noted for social realism. From the description of Moses Soyer papers, circa 1905-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220236743 Painter; New York, N.Y. Noted for social realism. From the description of Moses Soye...

Bauermeister, Mary, 1934-....

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Murch, Walter Scott, 1943-

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Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943, New York City), American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. With a career stretching back to 1969, including work on THX 1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I, II, and III, American Graffiti, The Conversation, and The English Patient, with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing), he has been referred to by Roger Ebert as "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the mod...

Gross, Chaim, 1904-

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Chaim Gross, 1904-1991, sculptor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Chaim Gross, 1981 May 26- 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397029 Sculptor, New York, N.Y. Died 1991. From the description of Chaim Gross interviews, 1981 May 26-May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220182061 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1991. From the description of Chaim Gross interview, 1964 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

De Creeft, José, 1884-

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Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965

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Painter; Irvington, N.Y. From the description of Charles Sheeler letter to E.P. Richardson, 1958 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79265385 From the description of Oral history interview with Charles Sheeler, 1959 June 18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79269772 Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) was a painter, lithographer, and photographer from Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. From the description of Charles Sheeler papers, circa 1840s-1966,...

Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-1984

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Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. Died 1984. From the description of Jimmy Ernst interview, 1974 Sept. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185787 Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Jimmy Ernst, 1974 Sept. 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595156 ...

Sopher, Aaron, 1905-1972

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Graziani, Sante, 1920-2005

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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975

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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City f...

Koch, John, 1909-

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Painter, art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1978. From the description of John Koch interview, 1968 Apr. 10-17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220188809 Painter, collector. Died 1978. From the description of John Koch papers, 1935-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093806 ...

Casarella, Edmund, 1920-

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Hartigan, Grace

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Painter; Baltimore, Md. From the description of Grace Hartigan interview, 1979 May 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81992713 Painter; b. 1922. From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32822067 Grace Hartigan (1922-, painter of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Oral history interview with Grace Hartigan, 1979 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 64639732...

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. 2000. From the description of Oral history interviews with Jacob Lawrence, 1982 July 20-Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455118 Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter and illustrator. He received the Spingarm Medal in 1975 and taught at the New School and Pratt Institute. He died in 2000. From the description of Jacob Lawrence exhibition card and autobiographical notes, 1947-1948. (Pennsylvania State University...

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987

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Soyer was a painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Artists' statement, 1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394893 Painter. From the description of Raphael Soyer papers, 1949-1954. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935130 Raphael Soyer, 1899-1987, painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Raphael Soyer, 1981 May 13-June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657038622 From ...

Grillo, John, 1917-

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Painter; Amherst, Mass. From the description of John Grillo interview, 1964 Dec. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83873042 From the description of Oral history interview with John Grillo, 1964 Dec. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026529 ...

Dash, Robert

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Okada Kenzo 1902-

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Painter; New York City. From the description of Kenzo Okada exhibition catalogs, 1965-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78236705 Painter; New York, N.Y.; d. 1982. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenzo Okada, 1968 Nov. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83004787 ...

Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968

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Also contains correspondence to William Zorach, husband of Marguerite Zorach. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895905 ...

Lang, Steven, 1944-1971.

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Jenkins, Paul, 1923-2012

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Paul Jenkins (1923- ) is an abstract expressionist, painter, and playwright in New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Jenkins papers, 1940-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380769 Barrault, born in France in 1910, was an esteemed and innovative fixture in French theatre and film for five decades from the 1930s to 1980s. He trained as a mime and an actor, and later directed both screen and stage productions. With Madeleine Renaud, his wife, he founded a theatrical ...

Thon, William, 1906-2000

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d. December 6, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83820797 Thon, William, 1906-2000, Painter of New York, N.Y. and Port Clyde, Maine. Thon died December 6, 2000, at age 92. Studied at the Art Students League. Served as a trustee and artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome. From the description of Oral history interview with William ...

Gropper, William, 1897-

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William Gropper (1897-1977) was a painter, cartoonist, and lithographer from Croton-on-Hudson, New York. WPA muralist and painter of social comment. From the description of William Gropper papers, 1916-1983, bulk 1926-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220240453 ...

Kosama, Yayoi

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Brackman, Robert, 1898-

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Painter and educator; New York, N.Y. Born in Russia. Studied at Francisco Ferrer School, with Robert Henri, and with George Bellows. Came to United States in 1908. Taught at the Art Students League. Died 1980. From the description of Robert Brackman papers, 1931-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81991241 ...

Barker, Walter

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Lam, Jennett, 1911-

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Painter and educator. From the description of Jennett Lam papers, 1954-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404581 ...

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002

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Larry Rivers (1925-2002) was a painter from Southampton, N.Y.). From the description of Oral history interview with Larry Rivers, 1968 Nov. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84233674 Larry Rivers was born Yitzhok Loiza Grossberg to Russian-Jewish parents in 1923 (sometimes claimed to be 1925) in the Bronx, New York, changing his name to Larry Rivers in 1940 after being introduced as "Larry Rivers and the Mudcats" performing at a local pub. From 1940-1945 he...

Fullerton, Arlene

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Goodman, Sidney H.

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Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988

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Robert Gwathmey (1903-1988) was a painter from Amagansett, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Gwathmey, 1968 Mar. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595178 Painter, serigrapher, teacher; New York, N.Y. From the description of Robert Gwathmey writings, [ca. 1960]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455814 Painter; Amagansett, N.Y. From the description of Robert Gwathmey interview, 1968 Mar. 5. (U...

Zorach, William, 1887-1966

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Sculptor, painter; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of Willam and Marguerite Zorach : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727160 William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley, Feb. 8, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821127 Artist. From the description of William Z...

Sanchez, Emilio, 1921-1999

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Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Emilio Sanchez papers, 1922-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80440486 ...

Offner, Elliot

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Offner was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1931. He studied at the Cooper Union and then at Yale University (B.F.A., 1953; M.F.A., 1959). He taught at Smith College for over thirty years where he was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities. He is known for his scultpures, especially of animals and the human figure, and as a printmaker. From the description of [Bas-reliefs] / Offner. [1992]. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 85822206 ...

Ohlson, Douglas Dean, 1936-

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Jaffe, Nora

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Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Laurent, Robert, 1890-1970

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Painter, etcher, writer, and teacher; Brooklyn, N.Y. and Ogunquit, Me. From the description of Robert Laurent phonograph records, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515004 Painter, sculptor, teacher, etcher, and writer; Brooklyn, New York & Ogunquit, Maine. Laurent studied under Hamilton Easter Field, and both were from Brooklyn, N.Y. and were involved in the summer art colony in Oguniquit, Maine. From the description of Robert L...

Palmer, Amanda, 1931-

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Odate, Toshio

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Butchkes, Sydney, 1922-

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Peterdi, Gabor

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Printmaker, born in 1915. From the description of Oral history interview with Gabor Peterdi, 1971 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007004 From the description of Gabor Peterdi interview, 1971 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178813 Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001) was a printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Gabor Peterdi, 1971 Apr. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595048 ...

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1988. From the description of A Conversation with Louise Nevelson, 1980 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123419967 Sculptor; interviewee d.1988. From the description of Reminiscences of Louise Nevelson : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419737 Sculptor (New York, N.Y.) Died in 1988. From the description of Louise Nevelson interviews, 1964 Ju...

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967

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Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American realist painter and printmaker. While he is widely known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching. Hopper created subdued drama out of commonplace subjects 'layered with a poetic meaning', inviting narrative interpretations. He was praised for "complete verity" in the America he portrayed. His career benefited significantly from his marriage to fellow-artist Josephine Nivison, who...

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Philip Evergood interview, 1959 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78587895 Painter (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Philip Evergood interview, 1968 Dec. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84162936 Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Philip Evergood and his wife, Julia Evergood. From the description of Letters, 1937-1965, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania...

Lipton, Seymour, 1903-1986

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1986. From the description of Oral history interview with Seymour Lipton, 1964 Apr. 28-May 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026575 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Seymour Lipton papers, 1915-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82903229 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1986. From the description of Seymour Lipton interview, 1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187676 ...

Gussow, Roy, 1918-

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Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990

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Balcombe (John Wesley) Greene (1904-1990) was an American artist known for his modernist landscapes and collages. From the guide to the Balcombe Greene Papers, unspecified, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Balcomb Greene (1904-1990) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Balcomb Greene, 1972 Mar. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595043 Painter; New Y...

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973

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Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) was a Cubist sculptor. From the description of Jacques Lipchitz letter to Sidney Shainwald, 1953 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477647 From the description of Jacques Lipchitz letter, 1953 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316804 Lithuanian born sculptor who worked in France and the United States. From the description of Letters to Ladislas Segy, ca. 1961-1962. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id...

Levine, Jack, 1915-2010

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Jack Levine interview, 1968 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187653 Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jack Levine : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309738074 Painter; Boston, Mass. and New York, N.Y. Exponent of Social Realism during the 1930s. He resided in Boston until 1942. Married to painter Ruth Gik...

Goldin, Leon, 1923-

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Constant, George

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1892, Arahova, Greece; d. 1978. From the description of George Constant papers, 1912-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220174720 George Constant (1892-1978) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of George Constant papers, 1912-2007, bulk 1932-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476929 From the description of George Constant papers, 1912-2007, bulk 1932-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744426657 ...

Estern, Neil, 1926-

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Meyer, Ursula, 1915-

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Moller, Hans, 1905-2000

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Kawabata Minoru 1911-

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Richards, Bill, 1936-

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Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000

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Sculptor and graphic artist; Leeds, Mass. and Devon, England. b. 1922, in New Brunswick, N.J. d. Northampton, Mass., June 3, 2000, age 77. Worked on FDR memorial in Washington, DC. Studied at Yale Univ. Founded the Gehenna Press in 1942. Taught at Smith College, in Northampton, MA, 1953-1974, and Hampshire College, in Amherst, MA, 1984-1994. From the description of Oral history interview with Leonard Baskin, 1969 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184...

Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988

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Artist; interviewee married Harold G. Wolff. From the description of Reminiscences of Isabel Bishop : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726591 Painter; New York, (N.Y.). Died 1988. From the description of Isabel Bishop interview, 1987 Nov. 12- Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220201617 Painter; New York, N.Y.; d. 1988. From the description of Isabel Bishop interview, 1987 Nov. 12-...