Oral history interview with Salvatore Scarpitta
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Scarpitta, Salvatore, 1919-2007
Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1975 January 31.-February 3
- Size:
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67 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scarpi75
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Salvatore Scarpitta conducted 1975 January 31.-February 3, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Scarpitta speaks of his family's background; growing up and going to school in California; moving to Italy and going to art school at 17; attending the American Academy; his experiences in Europe after the war broke out in 194...
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- Creators:
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Scarpitta, Salvatore, 1919-2007
- Dates:
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1934-2011
- Size:
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3.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scarsalv
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor, painter, and race car driver Salvatore Scarpitta measure 3.1 linear feet and 5.09 GB and date from 1934 to 2012. The papers include personal and professional letters from friends and galleries, exhibition and loan files, legal records pertaining to Scarpitta's estate, financial records, a scrapbook, photographs, printed and digital material, and video recordings.
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Friedman, B. H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011
- Dates:
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1926-2011
bulk 1943-2010
- Size:
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30.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.friebern
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of writer, art critic and collector Bernard Harper Friedman, 1926-2011, bulk 1943-2010, measure 30.6 linear feet. Extensive professional and personal correspondence, 41 diaries, a large number of his published and unpublished writings, and subject files document Friedman's career as a writer, relationships with cultural institutions and art world figures, and his personal life. Also included are biographical materials, interviews, printed material, 5 scrapbooks and photographs.
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Dwan Gallery
- Dates:
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1959-circa 1982
bulk 1959-1971
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2.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dwangall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Dwan Gallery records measure 2.3 linear feet and consist primarily of files of exhibitions curated by Virginia Dwan at Dwan Galleries in Los Angeles (1959-1967) and New York (1965-1971). Found within this nearly comprehensive set of exhibition files may be lists of exhibited works, price lists, photographs, slides or color transparencies of installations, invitations, full-size posters, magazine and newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs.
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Agostini, Peter
Roberts, Colette, 1910-
- Dates:
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1968
- Size:
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99 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.agosti68
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Peter Agostini conducted in 1968, by Colette Roberts, for the Archives of American Art at 151 Avenue B, New York, New York.
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Leo Castelli Gallery
- Dates:
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circa 1880-2000
bulk 1957-1999
- Size:
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215.9 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.leocast
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Leo Castelli Gallery records measure 215.9 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1880-2000, with the bulk of the materials dating from the gallery's founding in 1957 through Leo Castelli's death in 1999. The major influence of dealer Leo Castelli and his gallery on the development of mid-to-late twentieth century modern art in America is well-documented through business and scattered personal correspondence, administrative files, exhibition files, extensive artists' files and printed materials, posters, awards and recognitions, photographs, and sound and video recordings. Also included are records for the subsidiary firms of Castelli Graphics and Castelli/Sonnabend Tapes and Films.
