Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Saul Steinberg

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.steinb73
Creators:
Steinberg, Saul
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1973 March 27
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Saul Steinberg conducted 1973 March 27, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was a painter and cartoonist from New York, N.Y.

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 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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 33 min.
General
Label on reel container says 1973. This was confirmed by listening to the audio post-digitization. The interview was previously dated 1963. There is no deed in the collection file to confirm date.


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