Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun, 1974 November 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.crown74
Creators:
Crown, Constance Lebrun
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Lebrun, David
Dates:
1974 November 23
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
64 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun conducted 1974 November 23, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun speak of Rico Lebrun; living in Mexico, Los Angeles, and New Haven, and traveling to Italy. Both speak of Lebrun's work methods, and daily habits; subject matter that inspired him; his mural paintings; and images of suffering in Lebrun's work. They recall Howard Warshaw and Leonard Baskin.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Constance Lebrun Crown (1916-2010) was the wife of the sculptor and painter Rico Lebrun (b. Naples, Italy, 1900, d. Malibu, California, 1964). David Lebrun is their son.

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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is 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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun, 1974 November 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Constance Lebrun Crown and David Lebrun, 1974 November 23, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 32 min.

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