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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Gordon Onslow-Ford
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.onslow84
- Creators:
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Onslow-Ford, GordonLindberg, E. Theodore
- Dates:
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1984 Mar. 26
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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51 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Gordon Onslow-Ford conducted 1984 Mar. 26, by Ted Lindberg, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Onslow-Ford speaks of his family background and early years in England; his education; going to Paris and studying art there; his studies with Fernand Leger; his discovery of cubism and futurism; meeting Andre Breton; his work in surrealism; coming to New York and later to San Francisco; the development of his interest in calligraphy and black and white painting; his feelings about ecology. He recalls Roberto Matta Echuarren.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gordon Onslow-Ford (1912-2003) was a painter in Inverness, 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.
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
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 54 min.
Keywords
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Cubism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Surrealism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- California -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Breton, André, 1896-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Matta, 1912-2002 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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