Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Robert Motherwell

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.mother81
Creators:
Motherwell, Robert
Tuchman, Phyllis
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
Dates:
1981 December 15
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
15 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Motherwell conducted 1981 December 15, by Phyllis Tuchman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) was a painter 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
This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from Jack Flam, Dedalus Foundation. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 29 min.

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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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