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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Aaron Bohrod
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bohrod84
- Creators:
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Bohrod, AaronPrince, Sue Ann
- Dates:
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1984 Aug. 23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 ItemsSound recording: 3 sound filesdigital, wav file28 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Aaron Bohrod conducted 1984 Aug. 23, by Sue Ann Kendall, at the artist's home in Chicago, Ill., for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Bohrod discusses his life and art, focusing on the nature of the trompe-l'oeil still lifes he has been painting since the early 1950s.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992) was a painter and teacher from Chicago, Ill. Studied with John Sloan in New York. Worked for Life magazine during WWII painting scenes at the front, and later was artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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
System Details
Originally recorded on 1 cassette.
Keywords
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Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Trompe l'oeil painting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art teachers -- Wisconsin -- Madison | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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