Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Gyorgy Kepes

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.kepes68
Creators:
Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1968 Aug. 18
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
22 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Gyorgy Kepes conducted 1968 Aug. 18, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Gyorgy Kepes (1906-2001) was a painter and educator from Cambridge, Mass.

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 available online.
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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 24 min.


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