Item Information
Title: Interview with Kenny Scharf
Date: 1995 April 10
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette (microcassette) ; 40 min., 13 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts. Helen Kohen interviews Kenny Scharf. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Scharf's life, education, living in California, New York, Brazil and Miami, career as an artist, Scharf's artwork, its subject matter, style and his inspirations, his upcoming exhibitions and plans and visions for future work. Interview is recorded while looking at Scharf's exhibition Scharf-O-Rama 1978-1995 at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Numerous people mentioned include Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Giovanni Bellini.
Creator: Scharf, Kenny, 1958-
Forms part of: Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Kenny Scharf and Helen L. Kohen. Interview with Kenny Scharf, 1995 April 10. Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996. 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: 25171