Item Information
Title: Interview about Arshile Gorky with Mercedes Carles Matter
Date: 1997 August 1
Physical Details: 2 sound cassette (microcassette) ; 1 hr., 00 min., 2 sec.
Description: Recording has hum, loud background noise, and portions of low sound level. Tape 01, Side 01 is part of item 25069. Tape 02, Side 02 is blank. Matter, interviewed by Hayden Herrera, discusses her experiences and friendship with Arshile Gorky. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Works Progress Administration (WPA), Artists' Union strike, Gorky's personality and political views, his studios, Matter's method of painting and Gorky instructing her. People mentioned include Lee Krasner, Mougouch Gorky.
Creator: Matter, Mercedes, 1913-2001
Forms part of: Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006, bulk 1984-1997
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Mercedes Matter and Hayden Herrera. Interview about Arshile Gorky with Mercedes Carles Matter, 1997 August 1. Hayden Herrera papers, 1926-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 25094