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Archives of American Art
Interview with Enrico Donati
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.donaenri
- Creators:
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Donati, Enrico, 1909-2008Temkin, Ann
- Dates:
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1997 Jan. 7
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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95 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview with Surrealist painter Enrico Donati conducted by Ann Temkin, 1997 Jan. 7 in preparation for an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Temkin interviewed the nonagenarian Donati, who reminiscences about his involvement with Marcel Duchamp and other artists, including André Breton, David Hare, Julien Levy, Arshile Gorky, Victor Brauner, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, John Ferren, Jeanne Reynal, Hans Richter, Giorgio di Chirico, Maria Martins, Eleanor Ward, Nicholas Carone, and Betty Parsons. The reminiscences are mostly anecdotal.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Enrico Donati (1909-2008) was an Italian-American surrealist painter and object maker who lived in New York, N.Y.
Ann Temkin (1959-) is a curator of modern and comtemporary art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Administration
Reproduction Note
Item is a transcript.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original sound recording unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2000 by Ann Temkin.
Using the Collection
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Keywords
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