Oral history interview with Christo
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 4 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Christo, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
label: Names
content: Castelli, Leo
label: Names
content: Christo, 1935-
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Installations (Art)
label: Topic
content: Environment (Art)
label: Topic
content: Conceptual art
label: Topic
content: Art -- Technique
label: Topic
content: Art -- Economic aspects
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art 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: Christo, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Christo (1935-) is an environmental sculptor and conceptual artist. Full name Christo Java[t]cheff.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape reel (5 in.)
label: Extent
content: 24 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973 August 28-30
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.christ73
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
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 Christo conducted 1973 August 28-30, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Christo speaks of his childhood in Bulgaria; his studies at the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia, and the Vienna Fine Arts Academy in Austria; his interest in the theater and films; working as a portrait painter; Leo Castelli's legal assistance; his "Valley Curtain" and wrapped works; his expenses and documentation for projects; French vs. American artists.