Oral history interview with Gabor Peterdi
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Peterdi, Gabor
Cummings, Paul
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1971 Apr. 29
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79 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.peterd71
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Gabor Peterdi conducted 1971 Apr. 29, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Peterdi speaks of his youth in Hungary and his early desire to be a painter, Paris and his first encounter with surrealism, studying printmaking with Stanley William Hayter and the Paris art scene in the 1930s. He comments on coming to the U.S....
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Drawing Society
- Dates:
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1961-1962
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3 Sound tapes ((71 p. transcripts), 7 in.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.drawsoci
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Lectures delivered by curator Jacob Bean, curator and collector Philip Hofer, and painter and printmaker Gabor Peterdi, as part of a series sponsored by the Drawing Society held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Milton, Peter, 1930-
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1962-1983
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1.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.miltpete
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence files, project files, teaching files, writings, biographical material, inventories, receipts and price lists of prints, and printed material document Milton's printmaking career.
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Lust, Elenore, 1909-1997
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1943-1991
bulk 1943-1949
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0.9 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lustelen
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks, letters, photographs and printed material, annotated by Lust, document her career as a painter, teacher and owner of the Norlyst Gallery.
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Laurel Gallery
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1944-1951
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.laurgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Laurel Gallery records measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1951. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through scant correspondence, photographs, printed material, an exhibition inventory, and financial records.
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Bruno, Phillip A.
McElhinney, James Lancel, 1952-
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2009 January 13-21
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46 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bruno09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Phillip A. Bruno conducted 2009 January 13-21, by James McElhinney, for the Archives of American Art, at the Archives of American Art, in New York, New York.
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Chernow, Burt
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1930-2002
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21.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cherburt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Burt Chernow measure 21.8 linear feet and consist mainly of research materials gathered and produced in the course of writing Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Biography over an extensive period of close contact with the subjects, from the early 1980s until Chernow's death in 1997. Research materials for the biography include photocopies of personal documents of the Christos, hundreds of recorded interviews with Christo, Jeanne-Claude, their family members, and their associates, transcripts of interviews and research on interview subjects, other collected research material compiled chronologically, drafts of the biography written by Chernow, drafts of the biography and its epilogue produced after Chernow's death, and business records related to the book's production, which include significant correspondence with the Christos. Also found are the published German and U.S. editions of the biography, printed materials and photographs related to the book's subject matter, and fabric samples from five of the Christos' projects undertaken during Chernow's association with them. Chernow's career as an art critic, writer, educator, and arts advocate, primarily in Southern Connecticut, is documented in Chernow's other writings, organizational records, printed materials, and photographs.
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Brooklyn Museum
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1965-1968
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7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.broomuse
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interviews of 72 artists, and transcripts for all but five, conducted by Arlene Jacobowitz, the Associate Curator for the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum, between 1965 and 1968. The artists discuss their work in the museum collection. Also included are 38 edited excerpts of the interviews, approximately 2-3 min. in length, used as "audio-labels" in the 1968 "Listening to Pictures" installation at the museum.
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Levine, Jack, 1915-2010
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1923-1999
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3.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.levijack
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York social realist painter and printmaker Jack Levine date from 1923-1999, and measure 3.2 linear feet. Levine's career is documented through biographical material, scattered letters, notes and a speech, writings, student drawings, three scrapbooks, printed material and nearly one linear foot of photographs of Levine, his family, and his colleagues.
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Day, Worden, 1916-1986
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circa 1935-1992
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3.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dayword
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor, painter and printmaker Worden Day (1916-1986) measure 3.5 linear feet and date from circa 1935-1992. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed material, scrapbooks, photographic material, sketchbooks, and audiovisual material. There is a 1.0 linear foot additon, circa 1951-1992, donated in 2020 containing further papers of Worden Day.
