Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Sarkis Sarkisian

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sarkis73
Creators:
Sarkis, 1909-1977
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
1973 February 23-March 23
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
41 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Sarkis Sarkisian conducted 1973 February 23-March 23, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art. Sarkisian speaks of his background and early life in Turkey, Armenia, and Greece; his early interest in art; coming to Detroit; teaching and establishing his art career there.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sarkis Sarkisian (1909-1977) was a painter from Detroit, Mich.

Administration

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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 25 min.


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