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Title: Interview about Hans Hofmann with Lee Krasner
Date: circa 1975
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 56 min., 39 sec.
Description: Recording channel balance fluctuates. Cynthia Goodman interviews Lee Krasner. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Krasner's time as Hofmann's student 1937-1941, Hofmann's teaching method and heavy German accent, George McNeil and Lillian Olinsey Kiesler as Hofmann's classroom monitors, Hofmann's and Jackson Pollock's meeting and confrontation, Krasner's mosaic artwork, drawings and collage work, style and subject matter of Hofmann's paintings, and other artists' influence on Hofmann. Date is based on Krasner's mention that it has been 20 years since 1955.
Creator: Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984
Forms part of: Cynthia Goodman papers, circa 1944-2001, bulk 1975-1996
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Lee Krasner and Cynthia Goodman. Interview about Hans Hofmann with Lee Krasner, circa 1975. Cynthia Goodman papers, circa 1944-2001. 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: 25457