Archives of American Art
David McCarthy oral history interviews with artists
McCarthy, David, 1960-
AAA.mccadavi
Archival Resource Key
1.2 Linear feet
1989-1998
The David McCarthy oral history interviews with artists measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1989 to 1998. Found here are 24 interviews conducted by McCarthy as part of his research for his PhD dissertation, "Comprised positions: situations for the nude in American painting, 1955-1980" (1992), as well as one interview of Ed Ruscha concerning H. C. Westermann.
English
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Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the sound recordings are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
David McCarthy (1960-) is an art history professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his BA from Gettysburg University, and his PhD from University of Delaware. He has written several journal articles, contributed chapters to edited volumes, and has published three books: The Nude in American Painting, 1950-1980 (1998), H. C. Westermann at War: Art and Manhood in Cold War America (2004), and American Artists Against War, 1935-2010 (2015).
Scope and Contents
The David McCarthy oral history interviews with artists measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1989 to 1998. Found here are 24 interviews conducted by McCarthy as part of his research for his PhD dissertation, "Comprised positions: situations for the nude in American painting, 1955-1980" (1992), as well as one interview of Ed Ruscha concerning H. C. Westermann.
Preferred Citation
David McCarthy oral history interviews with artists, 1989-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid was written by Christopher DeMairo in 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2015 by David McCarthy.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access digitized audiovisual materials in the Archives' Washington, D.C. or New York, N.Y. Research Centers by appointment. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Art historians -- Tennessee
Interviews
Sound recordings
Interviews
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-3
1989-1998
Scope and Contents
Found here are 25 interviews on 39 sound cassettes conducted by McCarthy as part of his research for his PhD dissertation, "Comprised positions: situations for the nude in American painting, 1955-1980" (1992), as well as one interview of Ed Ruscha concerning H. C. Westermann.
William Theo Brown
Archival Resource Key
2 Sound cassettes
undated
1
1
William Theo Brown
Wynn Chamberlain
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4 Sound cassettes
1989 December 5
1
2
Wynn Chamberlain
John Clem Clarke
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1 Sound cassette
1990 November 12
1
3
John Clem Clarke
Allan D'Arcangelo
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1 Sound cassette
1990 May 15
1
4
Allan D'Arcangelo
Tibor De Nagy
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1 Sound cassette
1990 October 9
1
5
Tibor De Nagy
Martha Edelheit
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3 Sound cassettes
1990 November 12
1
6
Martha Edelheit
Paul Georges
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1 Sound cassette
1990 December 15
1
7
Paul Georges
Shirley Gorelick
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2 Sound cassettes
1991 January 29
1
8
Shirley Gorelick
Hilton Kramer
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1 Sound cassette
1990 October 9
1
9
Hilton Kramer
Alfred Leslie
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3 Sound cassettes
1989 December 4
2
1
Alfred Leslie
Philip Pearlstein
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 January 29
2
2
Philip Pearlstein
Mel Ramos
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 February 27
2
3-4
Mel Ramos
Larry Rivers
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1 Sound cassette
1990 October 9
2
5
Larry Rivers
Ed Ruscha on H. C. Westermann
Archival Resource Key
1 Sound cassettes (microcassette)
1998
2
6
Irving Sandler
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1 Sound cassette
1990 March 27
2
7
Irving Sandler
Peter Saul
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1 Sound cassette
undated
2
8
Peter Saul
Joan Semmel
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 March 28
2
9
Joan Semmel
Sylvia Sleigh
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2 Sound cassettes
1991 January 30
2
10
Sylvia Sleigh
Bob Stanley
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 March 26
2
11
Bob Stanley
James Strombotne
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1 Sound cassette
undated
2
12
James Strombotne
Sidney Tillim
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 November 11
3
1
Sidney Tillim
Neil Welliver
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2 Sound cassettes
1990 March 8
3
2
Neil Welliver
Tom Wesselmann
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1 Sound cassette
1990 January 12
3
3
Tom Wesselmann
Unidentified
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1 Sound cassette
No recording. Cassette is blank.
undated
3
4