Martin, Fred, b. 1927
Collagist, Educator, Illustrator, PainterOakland, Calif. (Show Bio)
Fred Martin interviews, 1980 Aug. 27 - Sept. 19
8 sound cassettes (202 p. transcript on one microfilm reel).
Reel(s): 3417
An interview of Fred Martin conducted by Terry St. John for the Archives of American Art. Martin speaks of his childhood and early artistic influences; his education at the University of California, Berkeley; his rebellion as a student; studying under Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still; teaching art in elementary and high schools; going to work for the Oakland Art Museum; his lack of an identifiable style and its negative impact on his early career; teaching at and becoming director of the San Francisco Art Institute; leaving there and teaching at the University of California, Berkeley; the influence of abstract expressionism on his work; his work in collage; his travels; the influence of "dynamic symmetry"; the current art market.
These interviews are 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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