Oral history interview with Jack Savitsky
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Savitsky, Jack, 1910-1991
label: Interviewer
content: Lindsey, Jack
label: Names
content: McCarthy, Justin, 1891-1977
label: Names
content: Strauser, Sterling, 1907-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Folk artists -- Pennsylvania -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Lansford -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Self-taught artists -- Pennsylvania -- 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: Savitsky, Jack, 1910-1991
label: Interviewer
content: Lindsey, Jack
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jack Savitsky (1910-1991) was a folk artist and painter from Lansford, Pa.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 86 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1990 July 9
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.savits90
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 4779 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 Jack Savitsky conducted 1990 July 9, by Jack Lindsey, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Savitsky speaks about his family background; his early life as a miner and its effect on his life; his work, including subjects, materials, style, and gallery exhibitions; Sterling Strauser's promotion of his work, and other collectors. He recalls Justin McCarthy.