Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Dorothy Dehner

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dehner65
Creators:
Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994
Krauss, Rosalind E.
McCoy, Garnett
Dates:
1965 October-1966 December
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
49 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Dorothy Dehner conducted 1965 October-1966 December, by Garnett McCoy and Rosalind Krauss, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Both interviews involve discussion of Dehner's husband, David Smith.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Dehner (1901-1994) was a sculptor, painter, and printmaker from New York, New York. Dehner was married to sculptor David Smith.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on-line.
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.

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 reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hr., 40 min.


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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women sculptors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Smith, David, 1906-1965 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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