Oral history interview with Louis Kaufman
name: label: Interviewee
content: Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994
label: Creator
content: Cloudman, Ruth Howard, 1948-
label: Creator
content: Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
label: Names
content: Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
label: Names
content: Avery, Milton, 1885-1965
label: Names
content: Avery, Sally
label: Names
content: Berkman, Aaron
label: Names
content: Burliuk, David, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941
label: Names
content: Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974
label: Names
content: Graham, John, 1887-1961
label: Names
content: Kumpt, Mary
label: Names
content: Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970
label: Names
content: Zborowski, Mark
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation.
label: Provenance
content: Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994
label: Creator
content: Cloudman, Ruth Howard, 1948-
label: Creator
content: Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Louis Kaufman (1905-1994) was an art collector and musician.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cassettes (Sound recording, analog.)
label: Extent
content: 20 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1985 Feb. 15
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kaufma85
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Cassettes
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on-line.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Louis Kaufman conducted 1985 Feb. 15, by Ruth Howard Cloudman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Kaufman, a great friend and patron of Milton Avery, recalls introducing Mark Rothko to Avery. He describes his memories of Rothko, including a discussion of Rothko's knowledge of art history and his interest in the French avant-garde. Much of the interview concerns Milton Avery, including Kaufman's interest in his work as a collector, the group of artists surrounding Avery, and Avery's influence upon Kaufman as a musician. He also recalls visits to Louis Eilshemius. Kaufman recalls Mary Kumpt, Aaron Berkman, Sally Avery, David Burliuk, John Graham, Zborowski, Adolf Gottlieb, Louis Elishemius, and others.