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Radio interview with George Tooker, 1966

Tooker, George, 1920-2011

Painter

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Collection Information

Size: 1 sound tape ; (8 p. transcript), 5 in.

Summary: An interview with George Tooker conducted 1966 by Grace G. Alexander in New York City. Conducted for radio station WNYC.

Biographical/Historical Note

George Tooker (1920-2011) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. whose works are associated with magic realism, social realism, photorealism, surrealism. In 2007, he recieved the National Medal of Arts.

Provenance

Donor unspecified.

Language Note

English .

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How to Cite This Collection

Radio interview with George Tooker, 1966. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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