Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ralph Rosenthal

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Ralph Rosenthal, 1997 February 10-April 7, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.rosent97
Creators:
Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1997 February 10-April 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
65 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Ralph Rosenthal conducted 1997 February 10-April 7, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, at Rosenthal's home, in Brookline, Mass.
Scope and Contents
Rosenthal discusses his childhood in the South End of Boston; first art training at age of 10 under Bill Tate, Dudley Pratt, and Anthony DiBona; attending the Boston public schools' Saturday art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, headed by Alma LeBrecht, Blanche Brink, and Alice Morse, 1924-29; his years at the School of the MFA (1929-35) and the dominant influence there of Philip Hale; his further training in education at Boston University (Ed.M., 1936); his early teaching career; receiving a Carnegie Fellowship in 1938 to study at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University; studying ceramics at Alfred University in 1940; and his founding with Herbert Kahn in 1941 of ROKA, a ceramics supply company.
Scope and Contents
Teaching in the Boston public schools, 1936-1976, rising from teacher of sculpture to supervisor of art for the entire system in 1966; his work in sculpture, painting, drawing, and ceramics; and former students at the various places he has taught.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Rosenthal (1912-2003) was a sculptor from Boston, Mass.
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 administrators.
Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Ralph Rosenthal, 1997 February 10-April 7, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Ralph Rosenthal, 1997 February 10-April 7, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 27 min.
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