Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Peter Busa

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.busa65
Creators:
Busa, Peter, 1914-1985
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1965 September 5
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
45 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Peter Busa conducted 1965 September 5, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art. Busa speaks of family background; influences on his work; and his work on the WPA. He recalls Arshile Gorky, Stuart Davis, Jackson Pollock, William Baziotes, Kamrowski, and discusses his work being purchased by art patron Walter Chrysler in the late 1950's.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Peter Busa (1914-1985) was a painter and sculptor from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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 others.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

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

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded as 2 sound tapes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 37 min.


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Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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