Oral history interview with Carl Andre
name: label: Creator
content: Andre, Carl, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Raikin, Laurin
label: Names
content: Art Workers Coalition
label: Names
content: National Art Workers Community (U.S.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Political aspects
label: Topic
content: Art and state
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is 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: Creator
content: Andre, Carl, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Raikin, Laurin
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Carl Andre (1935-2024) was a sculptor in New York, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 24 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.andre72
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Reproduction Note
content: Item is a transcript.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Location of original tape unknown.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Interview of Carl Andre conducted in 1972, by Laurin Raikin, for the "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Andre speaks of politics and art; capitalism and class structure; the gallery system; professional organizations including the National Art Workers Community and the Art Workers Coalition; economic survival and the success of American artists; exploitation of artists; "radical art"; and the need for and artist's trade union.