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Oral history interview with Sarkis Sarkisian

Archives of American Art

Object Details

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 25 min.
Interviewee
Sarkis, 1909-1977
Interviewer
Barrie, Dennis
Occupation
Painters -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Interviews
Topic
Art, American
Provenance
These interviews are 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.
Interviewee
Sarkis, 1909-1977
Interviewer
Barrie, Dennis
Biographical / Historical
Sarkis Sarkisian (1909-1977) was a painter from Detroit, Mich.
Extent
41 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1973 February 23-March 23
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.sarkis73
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Sarkis Sarkisian conducted 1973 February 23-March 23, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art. Sarkisian speaks of his background and early life in Turkey, Armenia, and Greece; his early interest in art; coming to Detroit; teaching and establishing his art career there.
Restrictions
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596312063163-1596312063165-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fce4d2de-adec-4cde-95a0-8ef3fbb4b1a3
View Oral history interview with Sarkis Sarkisian, 1973 February 23-March 23, Transcript
Oral history interview with Sarkis Sarkisian, 1973 February 23-March 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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