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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with David Hockney
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hockne84
- Creators:
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Hockney, DavidWeschler, Lawrence
- Dates:
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1984 September 3
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10 Videocassettes (U-matic)Master: 10 videocassettes (U-matic) (20 min. each) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. + typescript summary (15 p.)4 Videocassettes (U-matic)Duplicate (3 hrs. 20 min.)sd., col.3/4 in.1 Videocassettes (U-matic)Edited version:"Selections": 1 videocassette (60 min.) (U-Matic)sd., col.3/4 in.2 Videocassettes (VHS)Edited version: "Selections": 2 videocassettes (60 min.) (VHS)sd., col.1/2 in.4 Sound cassettesAudio only versionanalog
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with David Hockney conducted 1984 Sept. 3, by Lawrence Weschler, for the Archives of American Art at Hockney's home and studio, Los Angeles, Calif.
Scope and Contents
Hockney discusses his work with photography, and more recently, painting. Topics covered include perspective, the depiction of the passage of time in an art work, the disintegration of the canvas' edge, and Hockney's rediscovery of the objectives of cubism, and the combining of western theories of cubism with the eastern philosophy used in scroll painting.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, photographer; b. 1937.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by Warner Communications, Inc.
More Information
General
General
Unedited master version filmed in ten twenty minute segments. Paul Karlstom, Archives of American Art's West Coast Regional Director, edited the master to a 60 minute version, labeled "Selections."
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Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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