Item Information
Title: Interview with David Sylvester, Interview with Nicholas Serota and Interview with an unnamed man
Date: 1984 May 2-3
Physical Details: 2 sound cassettes ; 2 hr., 27 min., 44 sec.
Description: Recordings have background noise. Tape 01, Side 01 begins with Hayden Herrera interviewing an unnamed man. Discussion topics include the interviewee's art collection and his family history. His employer was the British American Bank Note Company. Based on general context and locations mentioned, Herrera's interviewee in item 24774 Side 02 (DMR 8087) is likely the wife of this interviewee. Interview with an unnamed man is followed by Herrera's interview with David Sylvester, which begins 00:27:27 and runs until Tape 02, Side 01, 00:03:56. Discussion topics include reception of American art in the post-World War II Great Britain, Sylvester's own views and written art critics about American art, prejudice toward American art in England, significant shows of American art, pop art. Sylvester interview is followed by Herrera's interview with Nicholas Serota, which begins on Tape 02, Side 01 at 00:04:02. Discussion topics include reception of American art in England after World War II until the eighties, art institutions and galleries in London and their attitude toward American art, significant art shows, importance and effects of art scene in New York to British art scene, attitude toward American art in Europe, pop art.
Creator: Sylvester, David, 1924-2001
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: David Sylvester and Hayden Herrera. Interview with David Sylvester, Interview with Nicholas Serota and Interview with an unnamed man, 1984 May 2-3. 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: 24805