Herbert Ferber, painter
Interview conducted by Irving Sandler, 1968
Herbert Ferber speaks on the influence of Surrealism on artists like Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still.
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-herbert-ferber-12772

Herbert Ferber

Philip Pavia, painter
Interview conducted by Donald Judd, 1968
Philip Pavia recollects how Reinhardt and others founded The Club (also known as The 8th Street Club) as a reaction to Surrealism.  

Philip Pavia

Joan Mitchell, painter
Interview conducted by Linda Nochlin, 1968
Joan Mitchell reflects on being a "lady painter" during the height of Abstract Expressionism in the mid-twentieth century. 
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-joan-mitchell-12183

Joan Mitchell

Hedda Sterne, painter
Interview conducted by Phyllis Tuchman, 1981
Hedda Sterne recalls being the only woman in the iconic photograph of "The Irascibles" published in Life magazine after a group of abstract artists published an open letter against the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-joan-mitchell-12183

Hedda Sterne

James Brooks, painter
Interview conducted by Dorothy Seckler, 1965
James Brooks remembers the "natural development" of avant-garde art in the mid-century New York City art scene. 
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-james-brooks-12719

James Brooks

Adja Yunkers, painter
Interview conducted by Paul Cummings, 1969
When talking about The Club, a group that had members such as Rothko, Pollock, and Reinhardt, abstract painter Adja Yunkers argues that he did not find it necessary to join because he already felt established in his identity.
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-adja-yunkers-12342

Adja Yunkers

Balcomb Greene, painter
Interview conducted by Paul Cummings, 1972
Artist Balcomb Greene briefly mentions his long friendship with Ad Reinhardt.
Read the full oral history at:
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-balcomb-greene-11842

Balcomb Greene

Please note that the audio segments have been selected from lengthy oral history interviews. Read the complete transcriptions of this interview on our website at aaa.si.edu, and also enjoy a large selection of related interviews with African American artists, including Emma Amos, Romare Bearden, Gordon Parks, Alma Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley, and more.

This series has been produced in conjunction with the Archives of American Art’s exhibition, “Expanding the Legacy: New Collections on African American Art,” on view in the Archives’ Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery on the first floor of the

Anthony Barboza

Please note that the audio segments have been selected from lengthy oral history interviews. Read more about every interview on our website at aaa.si.edu, and also enjoy a large selection of related interviews with African American artists, including Emma Amos, Romare Bearden, Gordon Parks, Alma Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley, and more.


This series has been produced in conjunction with the Archives of American Art’s exhibition, “Expanding the Legacy: New Collections on African American Art,” on view in the Archives’ Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery on the first floor of the National Portrait Gallery from September 22, 2016 through March 
21, 2017.

Howardena Pindell

Please note that the audio segments have been selected from lengthy oral history interviews. Read more about every interview on our website at aaa.si.edu, and also enjoy a large selection of related interviews with African American artists, including Emma Amos, Romare Bearden, Gordon Parks, Alma Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley, and more.

This series has been produced in conjunction with the Archives of American Art’s exhibition, “Expanding the Legacy: New Collections on African American Art,” on view in the Archives’ Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery on the first floor of the National Portrait Gallery from September 22, 2016 through March 
21, 2017.

Lowery Stokes Sims

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