Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Alfonso Ossorio

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ossori68
Creators:
Ossorio, Alfonso, 1916-1990
Selvig, Forrest
Dates:
1968 November 19
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
35 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Alfonso A. Ossorio conducted 1968 November 19, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Ossorio speaks of his youth and education in England and the United States; attending Harvard; working as a medical illustrator for the Army; coming to New York and becoming acquainted with Jackson Pollock and other New York artists; a mural commission he received for a church in the Philippines; the difficulty of introducing new ideas into Catholic art; traveling to Paris; his association with Jean Dubuffet; changes in his technique; his work in collage; his affiliation with the Signa Gallery; abstract expressionism.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Alfonso Ossorio (1916-1990) was a painter in Wainscott, New York.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/ossori68.htm
Reproduction Note
Item is a transcript.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original tape unknown.
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
Patrons must use transcript.
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

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