Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Dimitri Hadzi

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hadzi81
Creators:
Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1981 Jan. 2-1990 Mar. 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recording
5 in.
8 Sound cassettes
Sound recording
146 Pages
Transcript
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.

Keywords

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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

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