Oral history interview with Martin Friedman
name: label: Interviewee
content: Friedman, Martin, 1896-1980
label: Interviewer
content: Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
label: Names
content: Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847-1917
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Art and music
label: Topic
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Interviews
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: Friedman, Martin, 1896-1980
label: Interviewer
content: Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Martin Friedman (1896-1980) was a painter from Budapest, Hungary.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
label: Extent
content: 27 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965 Sept. 3-Sept. 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.friedmm65
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
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on line.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Martin Friedman in Provincetown, Mass. conducted 1965 Sept. 3-Sept. 5, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Friedman discusses his background and education; Albert Pinkham Ryder's work and the influence it had on him; his artistic development; the importance of music to his life and work; exhibitions; and painting techniques.