Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Lawrence Kupferman

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.kupfer71
Creators:
Kupferman, Lawrence Edward, 1909-1982
Brown, Robert F.
Tyler, Joyce
Dates:
1971 June 10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
47 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Lawrence Kupferman conducted 1971 June 10, by Robert Brown and Joyce Tyler, for the Archives of American Art. Kupferman discusses his studies, his work, printmaking, cinema paintings, teaching, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the art scene in Boston, the painter and the public, his family, and other artists.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lawrence Kupferman (1909-1982) was a painter and printmaker from Newton Centre, Mass. He was born in Boston and studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School.

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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 7 min.


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