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Title: Interview about Arshile Gorky with Esther Brooks
Date: 1993-1999
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette (microcassette) ; 59 min., 44 sec.
Description: Recording has hum and portions of muffled speech. Second portion of Tape 02 is mainly blank, content consists of equipment testing. Esther Brooks, interviewed by Hayden Herrera, discusses her experiences with Arshile Gorky. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Brook's time living with the Gorky family in 1944-1948, Arshile Gorky's character, personality, theatrical and down-putting behavior, and Mougouch Gorky's relationships with Arshile Gorky and Roberto Matta. People mentioned include Peter Brooks, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Renauld, Peggy Osborne. Date range is based on Herrera's other recordings about Arshile Gorky.
Creator: Brooks, Esther
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Esther Brooks and Hayden Herrera. Interview about Arshile Gorky with Esther Brooks, 1993-1999. Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006. 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: 25097