Miscellaneous papers regarding an interview with Clement Greenberg, 1982-1991 (bulk 1983-1984)

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Miscellaneous papers regarding an interview with Clement Greenberg, 1982-1991 (bulk 1983-1984)

Miscellaneous papers regarding an interview with Clement Greenberg on the priorities and obligations of art criticism, conducted by Trish Evans and Charles Harrison on November 20, 1983. The papers include correspondence between Evans, Harrison and Greenberg, a sound recording of the interview on two audio cassettes, manuscript notes taken by Evans during the interview, notes for transcripts, various uncorrected and corrected manuscripts and typescripts, letters concerning publication of the interview, and copies of the three consecutive issues of Art monthly in which the interview was printed. Additional materials include Harrison's 1991 letter to Greenberg requesting permission to reprint material in Art in theory, and Greenberg's reply, and the typescript of a poem Harrison sent to Greenberg in 1982.

ca. 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8235430

Getty Research Institute

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Harrison, Charles, 1942-2009

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Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994

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Clement Greenberg, for many years America's most influential art critic, helped to create an audience and market for New York School artists such as Pollock, Newman, and David Smith. Greenberg wrote for Partisan review in the late 1930s and began writing art reviews for The Nation in the 1940s. Beginning in the 1950s, he abandoned regular reviewing in favor of the occasional article, organized exhibitions, lectured around the world, and served as a consultant for galleries, museums, and dealers....

Evans, Trish

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