Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Sue Fuller

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fuller75
Creators:
Fuller, Sue, 1914-
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1975 April 24-May 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6 Items
Sound recording: 6 sound files
digital, wav file
94 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Sue Fuller, conducted on April 24, 1975, April 30, 1975, and May 8, 1975, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, at the home of Sue Fuller, in Southampton, New York.
Scope and Contents
Fuller speaks of her family and childhood in Pittsburgh, including art teachers and friends; her childhood painting lessons; her education in prep school, at Carnegie Tech, and at Columbia Teachers' College; her travels to Europe and Japan; her use of plastics; her work as a teacher, commercial artist, and assistant in Bill Hayter's studio; the influence of John Dewey's philosophy on her teaching style; training with Ernest Thurn, Hans Hofmann, Josef Albers; learning printmaking and calligraphy; the Society of American Etchers; the influence of science and mathematics on her work; and her thoughts on contemporary computer art. Fuller also recalls Bertha Schaefer, Victor D'Amico, Madeleine Lejwa, John Taylor Arms, Abraham Rattner, Louis Schanker, Roberto Matta, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sue Fuller (1914-2006) was a sculptor and printmaker from Southampton, New York.

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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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

System Details
Originally recorded on 3 tape reels (5 in.).

Keywords

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Lejwa, Madeleine Chalette, 1913-1996 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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