Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with David Hockney

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hockne84
Creators:
Hockney, David
Weschler, Lawrence
Dates:
1984 September 3
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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 cassettes
Audio only version
analog
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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