Oral history interview with Paul Suttman

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Oral history interview with Paul Suttman

1972 October 23

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An interview of Paul Suttman conducted 1972 October 23, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Suttman speaks of his birthplace, Oklahoma; of living in New Mexico as a teenager; of his love of reading; his skill in drawing and making objects in his youth; rebuilding cars for drag races; of University of New Mexico; of a sculpture exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, N.Y. which showed him the possiblities of the medium; welding, sculpture, and other courses at the University; of being an architectural draftsman; Cranbrook and first cast bronzes; teaching position at University of Michigan; his year in Italy; work with Giacomo Manzu; return to Florence; American Academy at Rome; life and studio in Rome; methods of work; on aesthetics; and his art collection.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 55 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609823

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Manzù, Giacomo, 1908-

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Suttman, Paul, 1933-1993

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died April 21, 1993. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Suttman, 1972 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007059 From the description of Paul Suttman interview, 1972 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190714 Paul Suttman (1933-1993) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Suttman, 1972 Oct. 23 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

American Academy in Rome

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Art school; Rome, Italy. Organized in 1894 as the American School of Architecture in Rome. In 1897, it was dissolved and its assets turned over to the newly established American Adademy in Rome, not a traditional school, but a place where architects, painters, and sculptors could work in close association. After merging with the American School of Classical Studies (f. 1895) on the last day of 1912, the American Academy in Rome consisted of the School of Fine Arts and th...

Manzù, Giacomo, 1908-1991

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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 ...