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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Buffie Johnson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.johnso77
- Creators:
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Johnson, BuffieCummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1977 Nov. 22-1978 Jan. 23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Sound tape reelsSound recording5 in.140 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Buffie Johnson conducted 1977 Nov. 22-1978 Jan. 23, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Johnson speaks of her childhood in New York City and Ducksbury, Mass.; her early encouragement in art; life in Paris and the European scene before World War II. She discusses gettting established as a painter, selling her early work, the change in her painting toward abstraction, her friendship with gallery owner Howard Putzel, painting a mural for a movie theater, her inspirations for painting and her interest in the women's movement. She recalls Tony Smith, Hans Hofmann, Stanley William Hayter, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Buffie Johnson (1912-2006) was a painter and muralist from New York, N.Y.
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: 35mm microfilm reel 3198 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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 others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords
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