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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Irwin Hollander
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hollan70
- Creators:
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Hollander, IrwinCummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1970 June 19
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording (1 hour)7 in.32 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Irwin Hollander conducted 1970 June 19, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hollander speaks of his family background and education; attending the Brooklyn Museum School of Art; travels in Mexico; the Arts Students League; his woodcuts and book illustrations; joining the Tamarind Lithography Workshop staff as a printer and technical director; starting his own workshop and lithography studio; artists using his presses; his partnership with Fred Genis; new techniques in printmaking; the advantages of the hand press. He recalls June Wayne, Sam Francis and John Cage.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Irwin Hollander (1927-) was a printmaker from New York, N.Y.
Administration
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.
Keywords
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Prints -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Callahan, Harry M. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Francis, Sam, 1923-1994 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Genis, Fred, 1934- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wayne, June, 1918-2011 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tamarind Lithography Workshop | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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