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Title: Interview with Barbara Chermayeff and Interview with Alfonso Ossorio
Date: 1986 June 1 and 1993 September 30
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 34 min., 26 sec.
Description: Recordings stop and start. Barbara Chermayeff, interviewed by Hayden Herrera, discusses her experiences with Arshile Gorky. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Gorky's personality, social life happenings with Arshile and Mougouch Gorky, and Chermayeff family. Numerous people mentioned include Isamu Noguchi, Jeanne Reynal. Recording includes Serge Chermayeff in addition to Barbara Chermayeff and Herrera. Alfonso Ossorio, interviewed by Hayden Herrera, discusses his experiences with Arshile Gorky and Mougouch Gorky. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Arshile and Mougouch Gorky's marriage and Ossorio's relationship with Mougouch Gorky after Arshile Gorky's death. People mentioned include Roberto Matta. Recordings: Side 01 00:00:00-00:05:05 Barbara Chermayeff. Side 01 00:05:07-00:47:09 Alfonso Ossorio. Side 02 00:00:00-00:03:23 Alfonso Ossorio. Side 02 00:03:26-00:47:13 Barbara Chermayeff.
Creator: Chermayeff, Barbara Maitland
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Barbara Maitland Chermayeff and Hayden Herrera. Interview with Barbara Chermayeff and Interview with Alfonso Ossorio, 1986 June 1 and 1993 September 30. 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: 24696