Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Alex Katz

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.katz69
Creators:
Katz, Alex, 1927-
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1969 Oct. 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings: (2 hours)
7 in.
69 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Alex Katz conducted 1969 Oct. 20, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Katz speaks of his early education; his family's interest in art; his U.S. Navy service; his education at the Cooper Union School and at Skowhegan; styles and methods in painting; his work in collage, portraiture and book illustration; theater set design; teaching at Yale, Skowhegan and the Studio School; his interest in poetry; and his current painting style. He recalls Fairfield Porter and Henry Varnum Poor and reminisces about The Club and the Tenth Street group of artists.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Alex Katz (1927-) is a painter 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.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Keywords

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Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Porter, Fairfield Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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