Item Information
Title: Interview with Jacob Kainen
Date: 1981?
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 31 min., 27 sec.
Description: Background noise grows stronger throughout the recording. Side 02 is blank. Discussion revolves around Kainen's career and his retrospective exhibition. Topics include Washington Color School and artists Howard Mehring, Frank Getlein, Barbara Rose, Kenneth Noland, Willem de Kooning, Thomas Downing, Howard Greenberg. Recording includes one unnamed woman in addition to Kainen and Swift. Date based on mention of Helen Frederick's gallery Pyramid Atlantic, which opened in 1981.
Creator: Kainen, Jacob, 1909-2001
Forms part of: Mary Swift papers, 1973-2004
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Jacob Kainen and Mary Swift. Interview with Jacob Kainen, 1981?. Mary Swift papers, 1973-2004. 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: 23390