Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Joshua Binion Cahn, Richard A. Florsheim, and John Kearney

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.cahn71
Creators:
Cahn, Joshua Binion, 1915-
Brown, Robert F.
Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979
Kearney, John, 1924-
Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-1976
Dates:
1971 July 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
5 in.
26 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Joshua Binion Cahn, Richard A. Florsheim, and John Kearney conducted 1971 July 20, by Robert Brown and Hudson Walker, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Joshua Binion Cahn (1915-1995) was a lawyer from New York, New York. Richard A. Florsheim (1916-1979) was a painter and printmaker from Chicago, Illinois. John Kearney (1924-) is a sculptor active in Chicago, Illinois.

Administration

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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 1 min.


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