Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Lois Dodd

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dodd88
Creators:
Dodd, Lois, 1927-
Shikler, Barbara
Dates:
1988 October 10-November 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
221 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Lois Dodd conducted 1988 October 10-November 7, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art. Dodd discusses the evolution of her subject matter; her stays in Rome, Maine, New Jersey, and Louisiana; she recalls the Tanager Gallery, Alex Katz, William King, Charles Cajori, and the Club.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lois Dodd (1927-) is a painter, educator, and founding member of the Tanager Gallery.

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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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. Funding for this interview provided by John W. Payson.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 6 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 10 digital wav file. Duration is 6 hr., 9 min.


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Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Cajori, Charles, 1921-2013 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Katz, Alex, 1927- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
King, William, 1925-2015 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Club (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tanager Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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