Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Nassos Daphnis

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.daphni64
Creators:
Daphnis, Nassos, 1914-2010
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1964 September 6
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
19 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Nassos Daphnis conducted 1964 September 6 by Dorothy Seckler for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Daphnis speaks of influences and his work; residing in Provincetown, Mass; exhibitions; revisiting Greece; rejections from galleries; part-time jobs; and change of art style.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Nassos Daphnis (1914-2010) was a painter and sculptor in New York, New York. Daphnis was born in Greece.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/daphni64.htm
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 49 min.


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