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Venet, Bernar, b. 1941

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Bernar Venet interview, 1968 Jan. 23

1 sound tape ; 7 in. (18 p. transcript)

An interview of Bernar Venet conducted by Sevim Fesci for the Archives of American Art. Venet speaks of being a teacher at UCLA; his relationship with students; methods of teaching; comparison with European art training; grading; discovery of young artists; definition of art; ideas for arts in the future; experiments in group art; and POP art.

This interview is part of the Archives' 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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