Cahn, Joshua Binion, 1915-1995
Lawyer, Author
Size: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.
Format: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 1 min.
Summary: An interview of Joshua Binion Cahn, Richard A. Florsheim, and John Kearney conducted 1971 July 20, by Robert Brown and Hudson Walker, for the Archives of American Art.
Joshua Binion Cahn (1915-1995) was a lawyer from New York, New York. Richard A. Florsheim (1916-1979) was a painter and printmaker from Chicago, Illinois. John Kearney (1924-) is a sculptor active in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joshua Binion Cahn, Richard A. Florsheim, and John Kearney, 1971 July 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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