Oral history interview with Hananiah Harari

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Oral history interview with Hananiah Harari

1992 Sept. 24-Oct. 15

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An interview of Hananiah Harari conducted 1992 Sept. 24-Oct. 15, by Gail Stavitsky, for the Archives of American Art. Harari discusses his work as he shows examples to the interviewer; mural sketches he completed for the WPA (1936-1941); his background; the N.Y. art scene in the 1930s; his political cartoons; writing a monthly column in the magazine THE NEW MASSES entitled "On Safari with Harari"; his commercial artwork; being blacklisted as a commercial artist during the McCarthy Era; how his views on Communism have changed; his early training; studying in Paris and traveling around Europe for several years in the early 1930s; his teaching career at The School of Visual Arts, N.Y. (1974-1991) and at the Art Students League. He recalls Stuart Davis and Herzl Emanuel.

Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes (3 hr.)Transcript: 76 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8278090

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Emanuel, Herzl, ca. 1915-

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Sculptor of cubist style; Rome, Italy and Westport, Connecticut. Born U.S. Studied in Paris, France, with Leger, among others; from age sixteen until twenty. Returned to the U.S. in 1936, worked under WPA, later considered part of abstract expressionist school. Moved to Rome, Italy in 1962. Eventually settled in Westport, Connecticut. From the description of Herzl Emanuel scrapbook, [ca. 1960-1963]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122897 ...

Harari, Hananiah, 1912-

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d. July 19, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 81497193 Harari, Hananiah, 1912-2000, Painter, cartoonist, muralist, commercial artist, educator of New York. Born in Rochester, NY. Taught at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan from 1974-1990 and at the Art Students League from 1984-1999. Died July 19, 2000. From the description of Oral histor...

Stavitsky, Gail, 1954-

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Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964

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