Oral history interview with Sarkis Sarkisian
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 25 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Sarkis, 1909-1977
label: Interviewer
content: Barrie, Dennis
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Sarkis, 1909-1977
label: Interviewer
content: Barrie, Dennis
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sarkis Sarkisian (1909-1977) was a painter from Detroit, Mich.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 41 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973 February 23-March 23
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sarkis73
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Sarkis Sarkisian conducted 1973 February 23-March 23, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art. Sarkisian speaks of his background and early life in Turkey, Armenia, and Greece; his early interest in art; coming to Detroit; teaching and establishing his art career there.