Oral history interview with Lee Krasner

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Oral history interview with Lee Krasner

1964 Nov. 2-1968 Apr. 11

Oral history interview with Lee Krasner conducted 1964 Nov. 2-1968 Apr. 11, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

1964 Sound recording: 2 sound tapes (1 hour) ; 5 in.Transcript: 22 p.1967-1968 Sound recording: 2 sound tapes (2 hr. 15 min.) ; 7 in.Transcript: 57 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8247421

Archives of American Art

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