Oral history interview with Arman
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 33 min.
label: General
content: Portions are difficult to understand due to Arman's imperfect command of English.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Arman, 1928-2005
label: Interviewer
content: Fesci, Sevim
label: Names
content: Klein, Yves, 1928-1962
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Ecole de Nice (Group of artists)
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is 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: Arman, 1928-2005
label: Interviewer
content: Fesci, Sevim
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arman (1928-2005) was a sculptor from New York, New York. Born Armand Pierre Fernandez. Changed name to Armand Pierre Arman and known as Arman.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 34 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968 April 22 and May 18
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.arman68
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website. Audio may be available upon request pending review and approval by the Archives.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Arman conducted 1968 April 22 and May 18, by Sevim Fesci, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Arman discusses his childhood in France during World War II; his conceptual approach to art; his association with Yves Klein, the New Realists, and the "School of Nice"; and the role of the art critic.