Reminiscences of Robert Turner 1985

Name: Turner, Robert, 1913-2005 (Interviewee); Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
Title: Reminiscences of Robert Turner 1985
Abstract: Childhood, Brooklyn; economics study at Swarthmore; graduate studies in art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, specialization in painting; conscientious objector, World War II, did alternative peace work, 1942-1945; pottery thesis, Alfred University; teaching at Black Mountain College; discussion of development of his art, ethics in art; development of his own style in ceramics; nature and languag e in art; role of art in his life.
Collection Name: American craftspeople project
Subjects: Potters; Pottery craft; Arts and crafts movement; World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors; Arts and morals; Turner, Robert, 1913-2005
Format: oral histories; sound recordings
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1985

Note (Biographical): Ceramic artist.
Note: Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on September 13, 1985.
Note (Provenance): Robert Turner, Gift 1987
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record: 13673445
Also In: Oral History Archives at Columbia; Time-Based Media; Time-Based Media
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-m1rx-xd86
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.