Item Information
Title: Interview with Leon Shereshefsky
Date: 1971 May 2
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette : analog ; 18 min., 40 sec.
Description: Date derived from handwritten note on cassette.
Shereshefsky, interviewed by Faatz, gives his impressions of Morris Louis, mentioning how Louis was reticent to discuss his work with non-artists, Louis' term as a professor of art at Howard University, and his gardening pursuits.
Interview is on side 2 of a tape which also contains interview with Shereshefsky's wife Pauline M. Shereshefsky.
Creator: Shereshefsky, Judah Leon, 1892-1996
Forms part of: Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate papers, circa 1910s-2007, bulk 1965-2000
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Judah Leon Shereshefsky and Anita J. (Anita Josephine) Faatz. Interview with Leon Shereshefsky, 1971 May 2. Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate papers, circa 1910s-2007. 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: 15228