Item Information
Title: Interview with Mike Nevelson
Date: 1984 July 27
Physical Details: 3 sound cassettes ; 3 hr., 5 min., 12 sec.
Description: Portions of recordings have tape machine noise in background. Tape 3, Side 02 recording ends at 00:24:57. Mike Nevelson, interviewed by Laurie Lisle, discusses his experiences with his mother Louise Nevelson. Topics are wide-ranging and include his childhood and life, relationship and working with Louise Nevelson, her character and personality, and her relationship with her parents Mina Sadie and Isaac Berliawsky, and her siblings Nate Berliawsky, Anita Berliawsky, and Lillian Mildwoff. Also discussed is Charles Nevelson, the Nevelson family, and his relationships with Mike and Louise Nevelson. Recording includes Marianne Wierenga-Nevelson in addition to Mike Nevelson and Laurie Lisle. See Internal Note for order of recordings. See also items 23909, 23910, 23921, 23922, 23923, 23925 and 23926 for additional interviews with Mike Nevelson.
Creator: Nevelson, Mike, 1922-2019
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: Mike Nevelson and Laurie Lisle. Interview with Mike Nevelson, 1984 July 27. 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: 23924