Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Morris Davidson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.davids71
Creators:
Davidson, Morris, 1898-1979
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1971 July 21
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
29 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Morris Davidson conducted 1971 July 21, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Davidson speaks of his training at several art schools; going to Paris in the early 1920s; the development of art trends in the America since the 1930s; the influence of museums; amateur vs. professional artists, craft vs. painting;Provincetown; teaching assignments and teaching methods; his own school; the publication of "Understanding Modern Art"; art galleries; and the importance of artists' groups.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Morris Davidson (1898-1979) was a painter from New York, New York.

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


Using the Collection

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

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 27 min.


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