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Oral history interview with Reuben Kadish

Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Reuben Kadish, 1992 Apr. 15, Transcript
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Object Details

sova.aaa.kadish92
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw969a2210b-c5e9-4f71-b9eb-6ef0ee5547dd
Interviewee
Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992
Interviewer
Polcari, Stephen
Names
Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956
Topic
Mural painting and decoration, American
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
Art and war
Art and state
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
Provenance
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 administrators.
Interviewee
Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992
Interviewer
Polcari, Stephen
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.
Biographical / Historical
Reuben Kadish (1913-1992) was a painter, sculptor, and mural painter from New York, N.Y.
Extent
1 Sound cassette (Sound recording)
40 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1992 Apr. 15
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.kadish92
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Reuben Kadish conducted 1992 Apr. 15, by Stephen Polcari, for the Archives of American Art. Kadish discusses designing murals for the WPA in the 1930s; working as an artist in the South Pacific for the U.S. Army during World War II; the N.Y. art scene in the 1940s; and his views on government support of the arts and on art censorship. He recalls Jackson Pollock.
Restrictions
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
AAA.kadish92
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw969a2210b-c5e9-4f71-b9eb-6ef0ee5547dd
AAA.kadish92
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1596366102668-1596366102670-0
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