Oral history interview with Milton Resnick

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Oral history interview with Milton Resnick

1988 July 13-Oct. 11

An interview of Milton Resnick conducted 1988 July 13-Oct. 11, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art. Resnick speaks of his life in Russia, New York, and Paris, his views on light and dark in painting; the development of his two paintings, NIGHT and DAY; his watercolors; his distrust of ideas; the influence of Soutine and Monet on him. He recalls Willem and Elaine de Kooning, the Club, Harold Rosenberg, Thomas B. Hess, Pat Passlof, Hans Hofmann, Lionel Abel, and others.

Sound recording: 3 sound cassettes.Transcript: 172 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7916917

Archives of American Art

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Club (New York, N.Y.)

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Abel, Lionel

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Resnick, Milton, 1917-2004

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Milton Resnick interviews, 1988 July 13-Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184910 Milton Resnick (1917-) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Milton Resnick, 1988 July 13-Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397210 Painter, instructor; New York, N.Y. Born in Bratslav, Russia. Instructor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. ...

de Kooning, Elaine

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Elaine De Kooning, painter and wife of painter Willem de Kooning of New York. From the description of Oral history interview with Elaine de Kooning, 1981 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400460 Sculptor; New York City; East Hampton, New York; b. 1918. From the description of Elaine de Kooning scrapbook, [ca. 1960-1963.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78603967 Painter, wife of painter Willem de Kooning; New York. From the descriptio...

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997

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Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) was an abstract artist from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem De Kooning and others, 1979 Sept. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 688855147 Abstract artist; New York. 1904-1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem DeKooning and others, 1979 September [sound recording]. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 123944643 ...

Nadelman, Cynthia

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Hess, Thomas B.

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Thomas Baur Hess (1920-1978) was an author, art critic, and editor of "Art News." Hess was an early proponent of Willem de Kooning and a champion of Abstract Expressionism. From the description of Thomas B. Hess-Willem de Kooning papers, ca. 1951-1967. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 671019451 Art critic, editor, curator. From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas B. Hess : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York)....

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a painter and teacher in Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Hans Hofmann papers, [ca. 1904]-1978 (bulk 1945-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551474 Painter, teacher. From the description of Hans Hofmann letter to Mrs. Spingarn, 1938 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389762 Biography Hans Hofmann created a distinctive primordial world of color and l...

Rosenberg, Harold, 1906-1978

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Harold Rosenberg (1906-1978) was a writer and educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Harold Rosenberg, 1970 Dec. 17-1973 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596710 Writer, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Harold Rosenberg, 1970 Dec. 17-1973 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 226956443 Harold Rosenberg (1906-1978) was a writer and art critic of New York, N.Y....

Passlof, Pat, 1928-2011

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Abstract painter, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Pat Passlof papers, 1957-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394414 ...