Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Jimmy C. Lueders

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.lueder90
Creators:
Lueders, Jimmy C., 1927-1994
Veloric, Cynthia
Dates:
1990 Nov. 14
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
98 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Jimmy C. Lueders conducted 1990 Nov. 14, by Cynthia Veloric, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Lueders speaks about his childhood in Florida, his art studies in high school and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, instructor Franklin Watkins and fellow student Ben Kamihira; teaching at PAFA, the Cheltenham Art Center, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the development of his painting including the shift from figurative to abstract and back to figurative; exhibitions at the Dubin Gallery and Gallery 1015 in Philadelphia; sales; and collectors who supported him such as Meyer and Vivian Potamkin and Max Robb.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Jimmy C. Lueders (1927-1994) was a painter from Philadelphia, Pa.

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 4778 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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 others.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 1 min.


Keywords

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Painting, Abstract -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Figurative art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kamihira, Ben, 1925- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Potamkin, Vivian, 1915-2002 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Potamkin, Meyer, 1909-2001 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dubin Gallery, (Philadelphia, Pa.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallery 1015 Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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