Reminiscences of Will Barnet, 1976.

Biographical Note

Artist

Scope and Contents

Family background, childhood interest in art; Boston Museum Art School; relationship of fine and commercial art; official printer, instructor, Art Students League; Depression; Artist-in-Residence, Virginia; opinions on: gallery vs. museum shows, critics, dealers, graphic arts, tradition, art education, composition materials, spiritual qualities, trends; teaching experiences, Famous Artists School; portrait painting

Subjects

• Art, American--20th century.
• Art, American.
• Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
• Art and industry.
• Artists--Interviews.
• Artists as teachers.
• Art schools--United States.
• Art teachers--Interviews.
• Barnet, Will, 1911-2012--Interviews.
• Commercial art.
• Famous Artists School (Westport, Conn.)
• Gellhorn, Kitty, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. School.
• Oral histories (literary works)

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1980