Iselin, Lewis, b. 1913
SculptorMe. (Show Bio)
Lewis Iselin interviews, 1981 Sept. 30
1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.
An interview of Lewis Iselin conducted by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art. Iselin speaks of his role as a trustee of the Guggenheim and Tiffany Foundations, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. He compares artists with academics as jurors. He discusses his own work of modeling in wax, and his "sculpture to wear."
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.
How to Use this Interview
- Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
- For more information on using resources at the Archives of American Art, please visit our Ask Us page