Oral History and Art: Painting contains extended, in-depth interviews with some of the leading figures in twentieth-century painting - Edward Hopper, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers and Frank Stella - drawn from oral history transcripts in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Containing the complete transcripts of unique interviews with ground-breaking artists whose work has profoundly changed both our understanding of the world and the course of art itself, these texts are essential reading for anyone involved in the study of the creative process.

In the immediacy of everyday conversation, the personality of each artist is explored, providing unique insights into their artistic influences, working processes, personal lives and formative experiences.