Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Susan Rothenberg

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.rothen87
Creators:
Rothenberg, Susan, 1945-2020
Nadelman, Cynthia
Dates:
1987 May 22-June 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
126 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Susan Rothenberg conducted 1987 May 22-1987 June 2, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Rothenberg speaks of her early life; her art training, starting out as a sculpture student in college; her arrival in New York, the art scene there in the 1960s and the 1970s; experimental painting techniques; the development of her "Horses" and "Mondrian" series. She recalls Joan Jonas, Alan Saret, George Trakas, Nancy Graves, and Miani Johnson.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020) was a figurative painter in New York, N.Y. and Galisteo, N.M.

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


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Conditions Governing Access
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 10 min.


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Graves, Nancy Stevenson, 1940-1995 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnson, Miani Guthrie, 1948- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jonas, Joan, 1936- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Saret, Alan, 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trakas, George, 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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