Oral history interview with Hassel Smith

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Oral history interview with Hassel Smith

1978 September 5

An interview of Hassel Smith conducted 1978 September 5, by Paul J. Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Smith speaks of his childhood; his education; studying under Maurice Sterne at the California School of Fine Arts; the influence of Clyfford Still; early exhibitions of Smith's work; and living in England.

1 sound tape reel ; 5 in. (28 p. transcript on one microfilm reel)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8292515

Archives of American Art

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Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007

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Painter (Bristol, England.). From the description of Hassel Smith interview, 1978 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82964656 Hassel Smith (1915-2007) was a Bay area abstract expressionist painter, painting instructor at the California School of Fine Arts, and a lecturer at the University of California. From the description of Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004, bulk, 1930-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613312913 Hassel Smith (1915-2007) was...

Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980

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Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957

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Maurice Sterne, Russian-born artist and sculptor, was noted for his series of paintings on Bali and was commissioned to execute a series of large murals for the Justice Department Building in Washington. From the description of Maurice Sterne papers, 1912-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702133024 Sterne recalls having spent evenings with Werfel in Venice in 1923. From the description of Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1940. (University of Pennsylvania Librar...

Karlstrom, Paul J.

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Karlstrom: Director and area collector of the Archives of American Art, San Francisco office. Siegriest: painter and graphic artist; Oakland, California. Oliveira: painter and teacher; Stanford, California. Keinholz: assemblage artist; California and Idaho. Wood: Ceramist, Calif. From the description of [Photographs of California artists]. 1976-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220199675 ...