Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Erle Loran

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.loran81
Creators:
Loran, Erle, 1905-1999
Chipp, Herschel Browning
Dates:
1981 June 18
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
119 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Erle Loran conducted 1981 June 18, by Herschel Chipp, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Loran speaks of his education, his studies with Cameron Booth and Hans Hofmann, life in Europe on a grant, his study of Cezanne, including his book, "Cezanne's Composition," and his return to New York. He discusses teaching at the Minneapolis School of Art, the WPA Art School, in Minneapolis, and the University of California, at Berkeley. He comments on meeting Marsden Hartley, American midwestern painters, ghost towns as subject matter for paintings, American politics in the 1930s, and surrealism in America.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Erle Loran (1905-1999) was a painter and art historian of Minneapolis, Minn. and Berkeley, Calif.

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: 35mm microfilm reel 3198 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 10 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 14 min.


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Surrealism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American -- Minnesota Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art historians -- California -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Booth, Cameron, 1892-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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