Oral history interview with Ivan Le Lorraine Albright

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Oral history interview with Ivan Le Lorraine Albright

1972 February 5

An interview of Ivan Le Lorraine Albright conducted 1972 February 5, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Albright speaks of his family background and early association with art and artists; his interest in architecture; his education including the Chicago Art Institute and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; and his medical drawings for the Army in World War I. He discusses his theories on color, light, motion, form, and illustration in relation to his works, including "Flesh," "Ida," "The Door," "The Window," "The Cornfield," "Room 203," and "Showcase Doll."

Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 86 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609615

Archives of American Art

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Cummings, Paul (Singer)

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Littlefield was a painter, writer and art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1969. Cummings, an art historian, was an expert on drawings and prints. From the description of William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings, 1951-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390381 Art historian and editor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Cummings papers, 1967-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594609 ...

Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983

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Wife of artist Richard B.K. McLanathan; Phippsburg, Maine. From the description of Letters from Ivan Albright to Jane Fuller McLanathan, 1939-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82780155 Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897-1983) was a painter from New York, N.Y. and Chicago, Ill. From the description of Oral history interview with Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, 1972 Feb. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595033 Painter. Died 1983. ...