Object Title
Interview with Alan Gussow
Part of
Collection: Parsons School of Design Centenary oral history project
Material Category
Digital Audio
Description
In this audio interview, Alan Gussow relates the circumstances of being hired by Parsons School of Design dean Norman Boothby in 1956 to teach drawing and painting, and the transition to becoming chair of the Editorial and Fashion Illustration Department. He recalls his efforts to recruit exceptional faculty, including his role in hiring instructors such as Diane Arbus and Cipe Pineles Golden. Gussow describes the administrative atmosphere at Parsons, and his efforts to find his own alternate career as a painter. Martica Sawin recorded this interview with Alan Gussow at his home in Congers, NY.
Date
May 15 1994
Related people
Alan Gussow (interviewee)
Martica Sawin (interviewer)
New School (New York, N.Y.). New School Archives and Special Collections (publisher)
Parsons School of Design (producer)
Language
English
Art--Study and teaching, College administrators--United States, College administrators--United States
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Identifier
PC070101_Gussow_19940515
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Material Category
Digital AudioDescription
In this audio interview, Alan Gussow relates the circumstances of being hired by Parsons School of Design dean Norman Boothby in 1956 to teach drawing and painting, and the transition to becoming chair of the Editorial and Fashion Illustration Department. He recalls his efforts to recruit exceptional faculty, including his role in hiring instructors such as Diane Arbus and Cipe Pineles Golden. Gussow describes the administrative atmosphere at Parsons, and his efforts to find his own alternate career as a painter. Martica Sawin recorded this interview with Alan Gussow at his home in Congers, NY.Date
May 15 1994Related people
Alan Gussow (interviewee)Martica Sawin (interviewer)
New School (New York, N.Y.). New School Archives and Special Collections (publisher)
Parsons School of Design (producer)
Language
EnglishArt--Study and teaching, College administrators--United States, College administrators--United States
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Identifier
PC070101_Gussow_19940515Related Objects
There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.