Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Stephen Greene

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Stephen Greene, 1968 June 8, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.greene68
Creators:
Greene, Stephen, 1918-1999
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1968 June 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recording: master (33 min.)
7 in.
44 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Stephen Greene conducted 1968 June 8, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Greene speaks of his early life and family; the art education that he received; the major events that influenced his painting; how his artistic career developed throughout the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s; the forms and subject matter he used in his works. Greene also recalls Philip Guston, Perry Rathbone, Grant Wood, Hyman Bloom, Betty Parsons, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Stephen Greene (1918-1999) was a painter from Valley Cottage, N.Y

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Stephen Greene, 1968 June 8, Transcript

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound tape reels. 2 reels Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 7 min.
General
Sound quality is poor.

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