Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Dorothy Varian

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.varian80
Creators:
Varian, Dorothy, 1895-1985
Berman, Avis
Dates:
1980 December 6-7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
66 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Dorothy Varian conducted 1980 December 6-7, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Varian (1895-1985) was a painter 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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Wyeth Endowment for American Art.
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 56 min.


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