Oral history interview with Richard Lippold

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Oral history interview with Richard Lippold

1971 Dec. 1

An interview of Richard Lippold conducted 1971 Dec. 1, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Lippold speaks of his family background and early life in Milwaukee; his early interests in art and music; early teachers; the impact of the Chicago World's Fair; studying industrial design at the Chicago Art Institute; designing machinery for an engineering firm; his travels in Mexico, Germany, and France; teaching at various institutions; his early sculptures; the development of his stylle; materials he uses; architectural commissions. He recalls Emiel Zettler, William R. Valentiner, John Cage, Jean Arp, Josef Albers, Ray Johnson, and Naum Gabo.

Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels (4 hr.) ; 5 in.Transcript 125 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609626

Archives of American Art

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