Fine arts
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alan Fishman interview about his mother, Shirley Goodman, 1996 May 21, 1996 May 21
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.3
Scope and Contents
Alan Fishman, the son of Shirley Goodman, discusses Goodman’s role in the early days of FIT. Goodman had worked on the World’s Fair with Grover Whalen, and was eventually introduced to the group of successful businessmen who were founding the institute out of the High School of the Needle Trades. Fishman describes his mother’s intense and lasting advocacy for the institute, though she came in without fashion industry experience. Fishman began working in the FIT mail room during his high...
Dates:
1996 May 21
Albert Kresch interview, 2018 December 5, 2018 December 5
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.22
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Mr. Kresch recalls his 95 years of life, including his childhood in Brooklyn, what inspired him to get interested in art, his student relationship with the artist Hans Hofmann, his time in the air corps during WW2, and his time at FIT, Parsons, and Pratt working as an art professor.
Dates:
2018 December 5
Peter Scotese interview, 2017 August 30, 2017 August 30
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.8
Scope and Contents
Peter Scotese talks about growing up in a home for orphans, World War II history, and the history of FIT
Dates:
2017 August 30