Oral history interview with George Herms
name: label: Interviewee
content: Herms, George, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
label: Names
content: Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
label: Names
content: Alexander, Robert
label: Names
content: Asher, Betty
label: Names
content: Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976
label: Names
content: Di Prima, Diane
label: Names
content: Dwan, Virginia, 1931-2022
label: Names
content: Hopps, Walter
label: Names
content: Kienholz, Edward, 1927-
label: Names
content: Lamantia, Philip, 1927-
label: Names
content: McClure, Michael
label: Names
content: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955
topic: label: Topic
content: Beat generation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1959 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Herms, George, 1935-
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: George Herms (1935- ) is an assemblage and collage artist of Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif. Central participant in the West Coast Beat culture.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (60 min.), analog)
label: Extent
content: 162 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1993 Dec. 8-1994 Mar 10
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.herms93
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound cassettes
label: Type
content: Pages
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of George Herms conducted 1993 Dec. 8-1994 Mar. 10, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Herms discusses the development of his ideas and art. He recalls individuals and events associated with avant-garde art activity in California from the 1950s to present (1990s). He recalls Philip Lamantia, Charlie Parker, Wallace Berman, Robert Alexander, Ferus Gallery, Walter Hopps, Edward Kienholz, Virginia Dwan, Betty Asher, Michael McClure, and Diane di Prima, among others.