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“What she [art historian Ann Sutherland Harris] actually said was that I was the best portrait painter of the 20th century. Which may not be untrue…”
“I break those rules – [my portraits] are considered bold by timid people. They’re not really bold – they’re just the truth.” —Alice Neel
You will enjoy this 1979 interview of the outspoken and brilliant Alice Neel by Barbaralee Diamonstein, as part of her Inside New York’s Art World series. The interview touches on such wide-ranging subjects as Neel’s independence as an artist, political views on the Attica prison uprising, and end-of-life musings. The video is courtesy of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive at the Duke University Libraries.
