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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Adolf Dehn
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dehn63
- Creators:
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Dehn, Adolf, 1895-1968Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
- Dates:
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1963 January 23-1964 February 29
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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50 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Adolf Dehn conducted by Dorothy Gees Seckler between 1963 January 23-1964 Febuary 29 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Dehn speaks of his art training; military service; his drawings for "The Masses," "The Dian," "Playboy," "Broom," "Vanity Fair," and other publications; odd jobs; his European travels; his first wife, Mura Ziperovitch; the influence of Jules Pascin, George Grosz, and Mayan art upon his work; his use of batik, lithography, watercolor, crayon-wash, casein, and gouache; exhibitions as Weyhe Gallery in New York City; and Federal Art Projects. He recalls Arnold Blanch, John Flanagan, Wanda Hazel Gág, Boardman Robinson, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Adolf Dehn (1895-1968) was a painter and lithographer in New York, New York.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 6 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav file. Duration is 4 hr., 4 min.
Keywords
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| Blanch, Arnold, 1896-1968 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gag, Wanda, 1893-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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