Item Information
Title: Interview about Abraham Rattner with Charles Hargens
Date: 1979 November 18
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 35 min., 14 sec.
Description: Recording has mechanical pulsating sound and hum. Charles Hargens, interviewed by Piri Halasz, discusses his experiences with Abraham Rattner. Discussion topics include Hargens's life, studying at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Rattner and Stanley Reckless, Hargens's and Rattner's time in Paris, and Rattner's artwork, its scale, design and subject matter, and materials and methods Rattner used. People mentioned include C.Y. Turner, Bill Nye, Charlie Garner, Marjorie Rattner, Donald Sprout.
Creator: Hargens, Charles, 1893-1997
Forms part of: Piri Halasz papers, circa 1950-2017
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Charles Hargens and Piri Halasz. Interview about Abraham Rattner with Charles Hargens, 1979 November 18. Piri Halasz papers, circa 1950-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 24653