Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Anne Livet, 2014Biographical NoteAnne Livet was born in Fort Worth, TX. She attended Wellesley College and then graduated from Texas Christian University, where she received a Master’s in French literature. She is the author of Contemporary Dance and The Words of Edward Ruscha, and the founder and president of Livet Reichard Company
Scope and ContentsAnne Livet, a native Texan, spent her post-doctoral years working for the Fort Worth Art Museum in the early 1970s, writing endowment grants and pamphlets under art director Richard Koshaleck before collaborating with Robert Rauschenberg. She describes the political climate of the museum and her initial impressions of Rauschenberg when they collaborated with dancer Viola Farber on Brazos River in 1977. She talks about how in 1978, Livet brought Frank Stella pieces to Fort Worth and earned rave reviews which made her known to important allies and collaborators. She talks about commissioning the first Rauschenberg work for a museum in Texas (Whistle Stop). She discusses how Rauschenberg first came to her with the idea for Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI) and shares tales of traveling through China with ROCI. Livet addresses the opinions of Rauschenberg and describes his relation to sexuality, his philanthropic efforts, his generosity, his sensitivity, and his alcoholism
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, 2014
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