Oral history interview with Jacob Kainen

Thomas, Alma Woodsey, 1891-1978

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Alma Woodsey Thomas, painter and teacher, was born in Columbus, Georgia on September 22, 1894, the eldest of the four daughters of John Harris Thomas and Amelia Cantey Thomas. The family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1906. Alma Thomas graduated in 1911 from Armstrong Technical High School where she was first introduced to art classes. From 1911 to 1913, she took a course in kindergarten teaching at the Miner Normal School, Washington, D.C. Because of the lack of permanent positions in the D.C. pu...

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project.

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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 ...

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948

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Margo, Boris, 1902-1995

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Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Boris Margo, 1965 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380464 From the description of Boris Margo interview, 1965 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198765 Boris Margo (1902-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Boris Margo, 1965 Aug. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010

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Kenneth Noland (1924- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9-December 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596695 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9 - December 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227191418 Kenneth Noland (1924-2010) was a painter, educator in South Salem, New York, and fr...

Pratt Institute

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October 2nd, which was Charles Pratt's birthday, was for many years celebrated as Founder's Day at the Institute. From the description of Founder's Day record group, 1888-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155455515 Art school; Brooklyn, New York. From the description of Pratt Institute exhibition catalogs, 1916-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577345 Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by industrialist Charles Pratt. Pratt was owner of Charles ...

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970

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Russian-born American artist, Mark Rothko, is noted as one of the primary artists of Abstract Expressionism and color field painting. From the description of Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81257215 Mark Rothko was an American painter and draughtsman of Russian birth. Born Sept. 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia). Died Feb. 25, 1970, New York. From the description of The artis...

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964

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Stuart Davis (1892-1964) was a painter and teacher, from New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis Henry Taylor, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821083 Painter; New York, N.Y. Birthdate also cited as 1894. From the description of Stuart Davis interview, 1962 May-June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220202540 Painter and teacher, New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis...

Lazzari, Pietro, 1898-1979

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Lazzari was born in Italy, studied in Paris, and worked primarily in New York and Washington. He made the cover drawing for Ernesto Galarza's "Merchants of labor." From the description of Original drawings and sketches, 1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864426 Pietro Lazzari (1898-1979) was a muralist, sculptor, and educator from Washington, D.C. Born in Rome, Italy, Pietro Lazzari studied at the Ornamental School of Rome after serving in World...

Schnitzler, Max, 1903-

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Solman, Joseph 1909-

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Joseph Solman, 1909-, painter and educator of Massachusetts. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Solman, 1981 May 6-8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007164 Painter, educator; Massachusetts. From the description of Joseph Solman interview, 1981 May 6-8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220208978 ...

Davis, Gene, 1920-1985

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Painter; Washington, D.C. From the description of Contemporary painting : sound recording ; 1969 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291694 Painter; Washington, D.C.; d. 1985. From the description of Gene Davis interview, 1981 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80026267 Gene Davis (1920-1985) was a painter from Washington, D.C. From the description of Oral history interview with Gene Davis, 1981 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Kainen, Jacob

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b. December 7, 1909; d. March 19, 2001. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122635676 Jacob Kainen (1909-2001) was a painter, printmaker, and curator from Washington, D.C. Studied at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. Kainen died March 19, 2001, at age 91. He is survived by his widow, Ruth Kainen. From the description of Jacob Kainen papers,...

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)

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Art school. Organized in 1875 by students as a revolt against the National Academy of Design school. From the description of Art Students League records, 1875-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565877 ...

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 ...

Graham, John, 1887-1961

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Jack Mayer was an art dealer and owner of Gallery Mayer, New York, which handled the work of painter John Graham. Graham, born Ivan Gratsianovitch Dombrovski in Kiev, Russia in 1886 (baptised in 1881, hence the use of that year on many authoritative sources), came to N.Y. in 1920 and was a central figure among American avant-garde artists, especially from the late 1920s to 1940s. Graham was also a collector of African art which inspired an interest in primitivism in his work. Graham moved to Mex...

McNeil, George, 1908-1995

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George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George McNeil, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007040 Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. Died 1995. From the description of George McNeil interviews, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220244497 George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and a print...

Berman, Avis

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Avis Berman (1949- ) is an art historian from New York, N.Y. Berman is Katharine Kuh's executor. Kuh opened her own gallery in Chicago in the 1930s representing a variety of now well known artists. She is considered a pioneer for women in the field of art. From the description of Avis Berman research material on Katharine Kuh, 1939-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380758 Art historian; New York, N.Y. Berman is Katharin...

ACA Galleries

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ACA Galleries (est. 1932) is an art gallery in New York, N.Y. Also known as A.C.A. Gallery and American Contemporary Art Gallery. Founded by Herman Baron, Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Adolf Dehn on August 16, 1932 as an outlet for generally unknown and socially conscious artists. It was particularly important during the Depression period when it was closely allied with militant artists' organizations. Currently owned by Jeffrey Bergen. From the descript...