Collection Information
Size: Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.
Transcript: 52 p.
Summary: An interview of Kahlil Gibran conducted 1972 Mar. 23-Apr. 21, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Oral history interview with Kahlil Gibran, 1972 Mar. 23-Apr. 21
Gibran, Kahlil, 1922-2008
Writer, Sculptor, Painter, Inventor
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Kahlil Gibran (1922-2008) was a sculptor and writer from Boston, Mass. His cousin and namesake wrote "The Prophet".
Provenance
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 Collection
Interviewee requires that he be quoted in complete sentences and verbatim.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Kahlil Gibran, 1972 Mar. 23-Apr. 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.