Oral history interview with Gabor Peterdi

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Oral history interview with Gabor Peterdi

1971 Apr. 29

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An interview of Gabor Peterdi conducted 1971 Apr. 29, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Peterdi speaks of his youth in Hungary and his early desire to be a painter, Paris and his first encounter with surrealism, studying printmaking with Stanley William Hayter and the Paris art scene in the 1930s. He comments on coming to the U.S. in 1939, his involvement with the Julien Levy, Norlyst, Laurel and Borgenicht Galleries and his service in the U.S. Army. He discusses Hayter's New York studio, the International Graphic Arts Society, teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and starting its graphics workshop, the interaction of prints and paintings, symbolism, teaching, various print techniques and printmaking as a creative art form. He recalls Jeanne Bucher, Bill Hayter, Howard Putzel and Julien Levy.

Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels (3 hr.) ; 5 in.Transcript: 79 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609628

Archives of American Art

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Putzel, Howard, 1898-1945.

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Levy, Julien

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International graphic arts society

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I.G.A.S. is based in New York, N.Y. From the description of International Graphic Arts Society records, 1957-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394477 ...

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...

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 ...

Bucher, Jeanne, 1872-1946

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Hayter, Stanley William, 1901-1988

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Printmaker, died in 1988. From the description of Stanley William Hayter interview, 1971 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178377 Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988) was a printmaker from Paris, France. From the description of Oral history interview with Stanley William Hayter, 1971 Mar. 11 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595039 ...

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 ...