Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Bill Berkson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.berkso15
Creators:
Berkson, Bill
Leddy, Annette
Dates:
2015 September 29-October 2
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
5 Items
Sound recording: 5 sound files (6 hr., 15 min.)
digital, wav
96 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Bill Berkson conducted 2015 September 29-October 2, by Annette C. Leddy, for the Archives of American Art, at the Archives of American Art in New York, New York.
Scope and Contents
Berkson speaks of his friendships with second and third generation New York School artists and poets, changes in the art world from 1960 to the present, and the relationship between writing poetry and art criticism.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Bill Berkson (1939- ) is a poet and art critic in San Francisco, California and New York, New York. Annette Leddy is a collector for the Archives of American Art.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Lichtenberg Family Foundation.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available online.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art critics -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York school of art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Poets -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Poets -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions