Item Information
Title: Interview with Louise Nevelson and Interview with Marjorie Eaton
Date: 1982 September 15 and October 13
Physical Details: 2 sound cassettes ; 2 hr., 6 min., 45 sec.
Description: Tape 01, Side 01 and Side 02, Tape 02, Side 02 mechanical hum and traffic noise in background; warble in end of recording. Portions of Nevelson's talk in all recordings are difficult to hear. Louise Nevelson, interviewed by Laurie Lisle, discusses her life. Topics include Nevelson's family, move from Russia to Maine, childhood, youth, getting married, friendships. Tape 01, Side 01 recording includes Diana MacKown in addition to Nevelson and Lisle. See items 23901, 23902, 23903 and 23905 for additional interviews with Louise Nevelson. --- Tape 02, Side 01 is the last portion of item 23876, Interview with Marjorie Eaton. Loud bang and tape recorder sound in the background. Marjorie Eaton, interviewed by Laurie Lisle, discusses her experiences with Louise Nevelson. Topics include their friendship and time living together, Nevelson's personality, life and relationship with her son Mike. People discussed include Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Mike Nevelson.
Creator: Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988
Forms part of: Laurie Lisle research material on Georgia O'Keeffe and Louise Nevelson, 1902-1990
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Louise Nevelson and Laurie Lisle. Interview with Louise Nevelson and Interview with Marjorie Eaton, 1982 September 15 and October 13. Laurie Lisle research material on Georgia O'Keeffe and Louise Nevelson, 1902-1990. 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: 23904