Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Seong Moy

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Seong Moy, 1971 Jan. 18-28, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.moy71
Creators:
Moy, Seong
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1971 Jan. 18-28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
69 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Seong Moy conducted 1971 Jan. 18-28, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Moy speaks of his childhood in Canton, China; his immigration to Minnesota; the art scene in Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the 1930s; his education; the influence of his teachers, including Cameron Booth, Hans Hofmann, and Vaclav Vytlacil; the influence of Stanley William Hayter; being introduced to printmaking by the WPA art project in Minnesota; his service as a photographer in World War II; his teaching philosophy; and the art scene in Provincetown in the 1970s.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Seong Moy (1921-2013) was a Chinese American painter and printmaker based in New York City, New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Moy was born in Canton, China. He studied at the St. Paul School of Art, Hans Hofmann School of Art and the Art Students League. He was also the director of the Seong Moy School of Painting and Graphics, Provincetown, Massachusetts in the summer.
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' 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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Seong Moy, 1971 Jan. 18-28, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Seong Moy, 1971 Jan. 18-28, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
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General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 19 min.
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