INTERVIEW: “Interview with John Collier” (1965)

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Hispanic boy. Trampas, New Mexico. 1943 Interview with John Collier Conducted by Richard K. Doud at John Collier’s home in Sausalito, California. January 18, 1965 RICHARD DOUD: This is an interview with John Collier at his home on Muir Beach, Sausalito, California; January 18, 1965. The interviewer is Richard K. Doud. JOHN COLLIER: I got interested in photography in the first place because of the fact that I had a career as a mural paint…

INTERVIEW: “Interview with John Collier” (1965)

INTERVIEW: “An Interview with Edward Hopper, June 17, 1959″

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Sunday, 1926 Interview with Edward Hopper, Conducted by John Morse, June 17, 1959 The following oral history transcript is the result of a tape-recorded interview with Edward Hopper on June 17, 1959. The interview was conducted by John Morse for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Interview JOHN MORSE: This is an interview with the American painter and etcher Edward Hopper conducted by John D. Morse for the Archives of. Amer…

INTERVIEW: “An Interview with Edward Hopper, June 17, 1959″

THEORY: "The DOCUMERICA Project, 1971-77, John White – Portrait of Black Chicago"

John White: Portrait of Black Chicago The following essay is adapted from a longer article by Bruce I. Bustard, the curator of Portrait of Black Chicago. The DOCUMERICA Project, 1971-77 If I were to begin describing to you a collection of photographs in the National Archives, taken in the early and mid-1970s by photographers on contract with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), you would probably not get too enthusiastic. And if I would t…

THEORY: "The DOCUMERICA Project, 1971-77, John White – Portrait of Black Chicago"

INTERVIEW: “Eyes Wide Open: Interview with John Szarkowski” (2006)

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Eyes Wide Open: John Szarkowski – An influential photography curator and writer discusses some of the medium’s key figures and exhibitions By Mark Durden, Art in America, May, 2006 Mark Durden: Could you say something about how you saw your role at MOMA when you were appointed as Edward Steichen’s successor in 1962? You came to the post as a successful practitioner. Is it appropriate to see your role as continuing the concer…

INTERVIEW: “Eyes Wide Open: Interview with John Szarkowski” (2006)