Item Information
Title: Interview about Hans Hofmann with Lillian Kiesler
Date: 1976 October 8
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 20 min., 39 sec.
Description: Recording has hum, portions of muffled sound, skipping effect and clicking sound. Cynthia Goodman interviews Lillian Kiesler. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include artist circles in New York in the 1920s and 1930s, stories about meetings and classes, artists' opinions about Hans Hofmann and constructivism, cubism, abstract art, and neoplasticism, relationship between Burgoyne Diller and Hans Hofmann, Kiesler's thoughts about her personal relations with Hofmann and administering Hofmann's school, Hofmann's artwork and its subject matter. Numerous people mentioned include Piet Mondrian, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Miz Hofmann, Arshile Gorki. Also see items 25436 and 25455-25456 for interviews with Lillian Kiesler.
Creator: Kiesler, Lillian Olinsey, 1911-2001
Forms part of: Cynthia Goodman papers, circa 1944-2001, bulk 1975-1996
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Lillian Olinsey Kiesler and Cynthia Goodman. Interview about Hans Hofmann with Lillian Kiesler, 1976 October 8. 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: 25453