Item Information
Title: Interview about Arshile Gorky with Mougouch Gorky
Date: 1993 November 5-6
Physical Details: 5 sound cassette (microcassette) ; 6 hr., 5 min., 9 sec.
Description: Recording has loud hum and very low sound quality. Portions of speech are difficult or impossible to understand. Tapes 02-04, Sides 02 are blank. Mougouch Gorky, interviewed by Hayden Herrera, discusses her experiences with Arshile Gorky. Free-flowing discussion topics are wide-ranging and include parents, families, traveling and socializing with artists in Europe and in the United States, treatment of Armenian people in Europe and immigration to the United States, family finances, Arshile Gorky's work habits, and personality. Numerous people are mentioned by first name only. See also items 25065, 25073, 25083 and 25089 for interviews with Mougouch Gorky.
Creator: Gorky, Mougouch, 1921-2013
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Mougouch Gorky and Hayden Herrera. Interview about Arshile Gorky with Mougouch Gorky, 1993 November 5-6. 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: 25056