Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Samuel Clayberger

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.claybe81
Creators:
Clayberger, Samuel R. (Samuel Robert), 1926-2018
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Dates:
1981 November 4
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
36 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Samuel R. Clayberger conducted 1981 November 4, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Clayberger speaks of his early teaching career at Otis Art Institute; incoming students' lack of drawing and other fundamental skills; his approach to drawing a model; and the impact of the model's personality on his work.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Samuel R. Clayberger (1926- ) is a painter, illustrator, and educator of Los Angeles, California.

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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 3 min.


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