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Oral history interview with Ida Kohlmeyer

Archives of American Art

Object Details

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr.
Interviewee
Kohlmeyer, Ida, 1912-1997
Interviewer
Berman, Avis
Names
Glade, Luba B.
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980
Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-
Trivigno, Pat, 1922-
White , Ruth
Occupation
Painters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Educators -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculptors -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Topic
Art, American
Women artists
Women painters
Women educators
Women sculptors
Provenance
This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.
Interviewee
Kohlmeyer, Ida, 1912-1997
Interviewer
Berman, Avis
Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation. 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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Biographical / Historical
Ida Kohlmeyer (1912-1997) was a painter and sculptor from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Extent
165 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1989 May 17-20
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.kohlme89
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Ida Kohlmeyer conducted 1989 May 17-20, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.
Kohlmeyer discusses how she became an artist, her training, her family, her Jewish upbringing, the New Orleans art scene, her teaching and students, her painting, her work in sculpture, the "Clusters," "Semiotics" and "Circus" series, and the "Krewe of Poydras" sculpture. She discusses her inspirations, subject matter, process, and materials, including working with assistants. She also discusses competitions and commissions. She recalls Pat Trivigno, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Clyfford Still, James Johnson Sweeney, Luba Glade, Simonne Stern, Orleans Gallery and Ruth White Gallery.
Restrictions
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Record ID
ebl-1596367839259-1596367839261-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997d588d5-2290-41c3-b7da-8e0f728e1576
Oral history interview with Ida Kohlmeyer, 1989 May 17-20, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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