Anita Faatz Interviews
Object Details
- Collection Artist
- Louis, Morris, 1912-1962
- See more items in
- Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate papers
- Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate papers / Series 2: Morris Louis Estate Papers / 2.8: Project Files
- Sponsor
- Partial funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Marcella Brenner Revocable Trust.
- Date
- 1970-1976
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.louimorr, Subseries 2.8.6
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate Papers, circa 1910s-2007, bulk 1965-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents
- Between 1970-1971 Anita Faatz interviewed 27 artists for a project requested and initiated by Marcella Brenner in 1969. The purpose was to capture recollections and memories of Morris Louis by those who knew him before too much time had passed after his death. The Anita Faatz interview files include project documentation, correspondence, and interviews with 27 individuals on 23 sound cassettes. Most interviews include transcripts. Of note are interviews with Clement Greenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, Marcella Brenner, Andre Emmerich, Lawrence and William Rubin, and others.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Many of the audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with 26 artists conducted by Anita Faatz in 1970-1971 are access restricted and written permission is required from the person interviewed. Please contact reference services for more information. Any use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511449825-1503511449900-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0