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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Isabel Bishop
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bishop87
- Creators:
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Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988Nadelman, Cynthia
- Dates:
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1987 November 12-December 11
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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130 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Isabel Bishop conducted 1987 November 12-December 11, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Bishop discusses her family background; moving to New York; her studio in Union Square; "Reality" magazine; and her figurative sculpture and portraiture. She recalls Reginald Marsh, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Raphael Soyer, Alan Gruskin, Guy Pène du Bois, James Johnson Sweeney, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Isabel Bishop (1902-1988) was a painter from New York, New York.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 56 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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