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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Herbert Ferber
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ferber62
- Creators:
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Ferber, Herbert, 1906-1991Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
- Dates:
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1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings5 in.7 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Herbert Ferber conducted by Dorothy Seckler in 1962 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Ferber speaks on the subject of environmental sculpture; deciding how large to build a sculpture by imagining the spectator's experience viewing it; seeking a sense of permanence by building sculptures that are so large; his desire to have his sculptures be light and airy and off the ground; how his sculptures come very close to architecture; and making a sculpture on the ground and having to work on it by crawling through and sitting on it, gave him a sense of the presence of the work of art. He recalls Gene Goossen and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor, painter; New York, N.Y.; d. 1991.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/Ferber62.htm
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
Sound quality is poor.
Keywords
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Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculpture -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Goossen, E. C. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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