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Title: Interview with Peter Ludwig, Interview with Evelyn Weiss and Interview with Peter Nestler
Date: 1984 October 24
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 34 min., 38 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts. Tape 01 and Tape 02, Side 01 until 00:11:09, Hayden Herrera interviews Dr. Peter Ludwig. Discussion topics relate to many aspects of American art, its European collectors and Ludwig's personal interest in it, American art in European museums and Ludwig's art donations to museums, pop art, abstract expressionism, and significance and monetary value of American art. Numerous artists mentioned include Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Tom Wesselmann, Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock. The Ludwig interview is followed by Herrera's interview with Evelyn Weiss, which begins 00:11:10 and runs until Tape 02, Side 02 00:17:06. Discussion topics with Weiss include reception of American art in Germany after World War II, quality of European vs. American modern art in post-war years, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Weiss's career as a curator, and Peter Ludwig's personality. Tape 02, Side 02 recording concludes with Herrera's interview with Peter Nestler, 00:17:08-00:47:41. Discussion topics center on Nestler's professional career and the Berlin Culture Program, which started in 1962. Numerous people mentioned include Willy Brandt, Igor Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, Pierre Torrazio, Krzysztof Penderecki.
Creator: Ludwig, Peter, 1925-
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Peter Ludwig and Hayden Herrera. Interview with Peter Ludwig, Interview with Evelyn Weiss and Interview with Peter Nestler, 1984 October 24. Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006. 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: 24716