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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Paul Cadmus
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cadmus88
- Creators:
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Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999Tully, Judd
- Dates:
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1988 March 22-May 5
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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183 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Paul Cadmus conducted 1988 March 22-May 5, by Judd Tully, for the Archives of American Art. Cadmus speaks of his childhood and family background; his early interest in art; studying at the National Academy of Design; his early career; traveling to Europe in the 1930s; getting on the WPA Federal Art Project; controversies involving some of his paintings; changes in technique; his inspirations; his affiliation with Midtown Galleries. He recalls Jared French, Lincoln Kirstein, George Tooker, E.M. Forster, and W.H. Auden.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) was a painter from Weston, Connecticut.
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' 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
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 59 min.
Keywords
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Painters -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
French, Jared, 1905-1988 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tooker, George, 1920-2011 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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