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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Ernest Briggs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.briggs82
- Creators:
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Briggs, Ernest, 1923-Shikler, BarbaraMark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1982 July 12-October 21
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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41 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Ernest Briggs conducted 1982 July 12-1982 October 21, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
Scope and Contents
Briggs discusses his contact with Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and David Park at the California School of Fine Arts. He speaks of the relationship between Rothko and Still, and the activities of The Club. Briggs discusses his own work and career as well.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ernest Briggs (1923-1984) was a painter from New York, New York.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for this interview provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation. 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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 3 sound tape cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 10 min.
Keywords
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Abstract expressionism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Park, David, 1911-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
University of California, San Francisco. School of Fine Arts | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Club (New York, N.Y.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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