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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Norton Wisdom
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wisdom00
- Creators:
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Wisdom, Norton, 1947-Karlstrom, Paul J.
- Dates:
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2000 April 27
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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19 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Norton Wisdom conducted 2000 April 27, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, in a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
Scope and Contents
Wisdom discusses his art school experiences, including the life class he took as a teenager at Chouinard Art Institute from John Altoon.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Norton Wisdom (1947- )is a painter and performance artist of Malibu, California.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the transcription of this interview provided by the Pasadena Art Alliance. 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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on-line.
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 48 min.
Keywords
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Altoon, John, 1925- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Students | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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