Item Information
Title: Interview about Hans Hofmann with Peter Busa
Date: 1978 August 10
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 3 min., 2 sec.
Description: Side 01 sound level fluctuates. Side 02 recording stops and starts and sound is muffled. Cynthia Goodman interviews Peter Busa. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Busa's early career, influences, and his experiences as Hans Hofmann's student, Hofmann as a teacher and lecturer, Hofmann's enthusiasm, his importance in importing modern art history to the United States, concept of internationalism, and Hofmann's and Arshile Gorki's relationship. Numerous people mentioned include Alexander Kostellow, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Stuart Davis, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Tom Benton, Fred Kiesler.
Creator: Busa, Peter, 1914-1985
Forms part of: Cynthia Goodman papers, circa 1944-2001, bulk 1975-1996
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Peter Busa and Cynthia Goodman. Interview about Hans Hofmann with Peter Busa, 1978 August 10. 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: 25440