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Title: Interview with Milton Brown and Interview with Romare Bearden
Date: 1981 July 19
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 33 min., 2 sec.
Description: Recording has hum. Side 01 recording accelerates gradually but remains understandable. Side 01 is Piri Palasz interviewing Milton Brown. Discussion topics include Brown's thoughts on Abraham Rattner's art and Rattner's and his contemporaries' significance as artists. Also included is a conversation about 1940s-1950s artists in the United States, based on lengthy name lists Halasz has drafted prior to the interview. Side 02 recording is Piri Halasz interviewing Romare Bearden. Discussion topics center on Bearden's recollections of the New York City arts scene in the 1940s, his exhibitions, his service during WWII, and artists he knew. During both interviews, numerous people are mentioned but most by last name only.
Creator: Brown, Milton Wolf, 1911-1998
Forms part of: Piri Halasz papers, circa 1950-2017
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Milton Wolf Brown and Piri Halasz. Interview with Milton Brown and Interview with Romare Bearden, 1981 July 19. Piri Halasz papers, circa 1950-2017. 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: 24661