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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Seymour Lipton
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lipton68
- Creators:
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Lipton, Seymour, 1903-1986Fesci, Sevim
- Dates:
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1968
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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35 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Seymour Lipton conducted in 1968, by Sevim Fesci, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Seymour Lipton (1903-1986) was a sculptor in New York, N.Y. Lipton was an american Abstract Expressionist sculptor who worked in metal.
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.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs.,16 min.
General
Sound quality is poor at the beginning of the interview.
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