Pavia, Phillip, b. 1911? d. 2005

Philip Pavia interview, 1965 Jan. 19

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.
Transcript: 30 p.

Interview of Philip Pavia conducted by Bruce Hooton for the Archives of American Art.

Pavia speaks of the group of artists who met nightly at the Waldorf cafeteria during and after the World War II years, including Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and others; refugee artists who joined the group after the war; Dubuffet's influence; the Tenth Street group; the development of The Club; surrealism; the rise of abstract expressionism. He also recalls Robert Motherwell, Reuben Nakian and Stanley William Hayter.

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

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Also in the Archives:

• The Club records kept by Philip Pavia, 1948-1965