Oral history interview with Joseph J. Greenberg
name: label: Interviewee
content: Greenberg, Joseph J., 1915-1991
label: Interviewer
content: Veloric, Cynthia
label: Names
content: Tyler School of Art
label: Names
content: Abels, Alexander
label: Names
content: Blai, Boris, 1893-1985
label: Names
content: Fink, Ferman
label: Names
content: Horter, Earl, 1881-1940
label: Names
content: Sabatini, Raphael, b. 1898
label: Names
content: Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews
label: Occupation
content: Wood-carvers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews
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: Interviewee
content: Greenberg, Joseph J., 1915-1991
label: Interviewer
content: Veloric, Cynthia
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr. (1915-1991) was a sculptor and wood-carver from Philadelphia, Pa.
function: label: Function
content: Art Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)
label: Extent
content: 76 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1991 Mar. 19
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.greenb91
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound cassettes
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4777 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr. conducted 1991 Mar. 19, by Cynthia Haveson Veloric, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Greenberg discusses his family and early education; attending the Tyler School of Art; instructors including Boris Blai, Raphael Sabatini, Franklin Watkins, Earl Horter, Ferman Fink, and Alexander Abels; fellow students; Army service in WWII; his early career and years in Italy.