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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Philip Pavia
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pavia65
- Creators:
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Pavia, Philip, 1915-2005Hooton, Bruce Duff, 1928-
- Dates:
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1965 Jan. 19
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording7 in.30 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Philip Pavia conducted 1965 Jan. 19, by Bruce Hooton, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Pavia speaks of the group of artists who met nightly at the Waldorf cafeteria during and after the World War II years, including Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and others; refugee artists who joined the group after the war; Dubuffet's influence; the Tenth Street group; the development of The Club; surrealism; the rise of abstract expressionism. He also recalls Robert Motherwell, Reuben Nakian and Stanley William Hayter.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Philip Pavia (1915-2005) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. In 1948, Pavia founded the artists' group, the Club (also known as the Eighth St. Club), acted as treasurer, and organized it's Wednesday and Friday night panel discussions and lectures.
Administration
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
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More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 26 min.
General
An unrelated interview of Donald Judd (2/3/65) conducted by B. Hooten is also on this tape.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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