Oral history interview with Dimitri Hadzi
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hadzi81
- Creators:
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Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1981 Jan. 2-1990 Mar. 9
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.8 Sound cassettesSound recording146 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Dimitri Hadzi conducted 1981 Jan. 2-1990 Mar. 9, by Robert Brown, in Cambridge, Mass., for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hadzi discusses his childhood; early training in chemistry; WW II service; attending Cooper Union; being awarded a Fulbright fellowship and traveling to Greece; living in Italy; exhibitions and sculpture commissions; teaching at Harvard University; Henry Moore, [Giacomo] Manzu, Lawrence Roberts; life in Rome in comparison to life in the United States; and thoughts on being an artist.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) was a sculptor from Boston, Mass.
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 available online.
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 administrators.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculptors -- Italy -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manzù, Giacomo, 1908- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Harvard University -- Faculty | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions
