Oral history interview with David Levinthal
name: label: Interviewee
content: Levinthal, David
label: Interviewer
content: Cronin, Matthew
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Toys -- 20th century
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 administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Levinthal, David
label: Interviewer
content: Cronin, Matthew
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Levinthal (1949- ) is a photographer in New York City known for his innovative use of toys, stark lighting, and miniature environments to examine American socio-political dynamics. Matthew Cronin (1991- ) is a photographer and artist. He lives and works in New York City.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28  Items ((4 hrs., 43 min.), digital, wav)
label: Extent
content: 75 Pages (Transcript)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 1910017
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2021 October 4-5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.levint21
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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with David Levinthal conducted 2021 October 4–5, by Matthew Cronin for the Archives of American Art, at Levinthal's studio in Jersey City, New Jersey.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of David Levinthal, 1967-2015.