Oral history interview with Rhys Caparn
Portions of this collection are digitized

Summary

Oral history interview with Rhys Caparn, 1983 November 23, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.caparn83
Creators:
Caparn, Rhys, 1909-1997
Wolf, Tom
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
Dates:
1983 November 23
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
46 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Rhys Caparn conducted 1983 November 23, by Tom Wolf, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
Scope and Contents
Caparn describes her youth in New York and art study in France. She recalls her teacher Alexander Archipenko and the activities of the American Abstract Artists and the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors (of which she was president for a term). Caparn talks a lot about her own work. She does not recall much about Mark Rothko, who was only a distant acquaintance.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Rhys Caparn (1909-1997) was a sculptor from 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 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, Ernest Briggs, 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.
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 29 min.
Digital Content

Oral history interview with Rhys Caparn, 1983 November 23, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Rhys Caparn, 1983 November 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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Sculptors -- Connecticut Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Abstract expressionism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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