Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Roy Lichtenstein

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.lichte63
Creators:
Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997
Baker, Richard Brown
Dates:
1963 November 15-1964 January 15
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
158 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Roy Lichtenstein conducted 1963 November 15-1964 January 15, by Richard Brown Baker, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was a painter and sculptor 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.
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


More Information

General

General
The remastered reels were used for digitization. They were returned to the remastered tape location at Iron Mountain. Original reels were too damaged to gain any audio from.
General
Originally recorded on 3 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 59 min.


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