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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.adams83
- Creators:
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Adams, Mark, 1925-2006Karlstrom, Paul J.Van Hoesen, Beth, 1926-2010
- Dates:
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1983 August 31-1984 February 24
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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36 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen conducted 1983 August 31-1984 February 24, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Adams and Van Hoesen speak of their backgrounds and art training; the figurative tradition in the Bay area; the importance of the model and the difference in Adams' and Van Hoesen's approaches to their subjects and to the nude. Van Hoesen discusses her series and book, "The Nude Man." Adams recalls Hans Hofmann.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Mark Adams, painter and tapissier (San Francisco, California) Beth Van Hoesen, painter and printmaker (San Francisco, California)
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes.
Keywords
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| Artists' models -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Figurative art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nude in art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- California -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- California -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tapissiers -- California -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Washington, D.C. 20001
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