Collection Information

Size: Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel (4 hours) ; 7 in.

Transcript: 72 p.

Summary: An interview of Robert Gwathmey conducted 1968 Mar. 5, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical/Historical Note

Robert Gwathmey (1903-1988) was a painter from Amagansett, N.Y.

Provenance

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.

Patrons must use transcript. Use requires an appointment.

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Robert Gwathmey, 1968 Mar. 5. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.