Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Albert Landa

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.landa98
Creators:
Landa, Albert
Polcari, Stephen
Dates:
1998 Feb. 26
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
2 Items
sound files (1 hr., 13 min.)
digital, wav
36 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Albert Landa conducted 1998 Feb. 26, by Stephen Polcari, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
This interview took place in AAA's New York Regional office. Interview concerns Thomas Hart Benton's murals at the New School Art Center.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Albert Landa (1927-2008) was the Vice president of the New School 1970-1976, 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 is available online on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is 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 administrators.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire audio recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 13 min.


Keywords

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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New School Art Center (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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