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Milton Avery oral history project

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 13-6-942

Scope and content

Interviews with Avery's wife Sally Michel Avery (1902-2003), also a painter; his daugter March Avery Cavanaugh (1932-), also a painter; and Wallace Putnam (1899-1989), an American painter and friend of Avery's. Includes a copy of Selkowitz's article, "Milton Avery: The Right Way" (trsc. #3900).

Scope and content

4 interviews.

Dates

1972.

Creator

Selkowitz, Robert. (Person)
Avery, Sally. (Person)
Avery, March. (Person)
Putnam, Wallace, 1899- (Person)
Selkowitz, Robert (Interviewer, Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

March Avery Cavanaugh interview requires written permission to cite, quote, or reproduce..

Biographical / Historical

Milton Avery (1885-1965) was an American modern painter. In 1972, Cornell undergraduate Robert Selkowitz conducted interviews about Avery for an article. After graduating from Cornell in 1973, Selkowitz also became a painter himself.