Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon, 1973 May 8, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.bacon73
Creators:
Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1973 May 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Sound tape reels
Sound recording
analog
5 in.
39 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interview of Peggy Bacon conducted 1973 May 8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, in Cape Porpoise, Maine. Bacon speaks of her family and educational background; summer art classes in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York; the Art Students League; the Provincetown Players; working in black and white; her drawings, drypoints, etchings, and caricatures; her illustrated books including, "Off With Their Heards"; cats as subjects; and her husband Alexander Brook. She recalls George Bellows, Andrew Dasburg, Edith Gregor Halpert, Charles Webster Hawthorne, Jonas Lie, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Peggy Bacon (1895-1987) was a printmaker from Cape Porpoise, Maine.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon, 1973 May 8, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon, 1973 May 8, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 9 min.
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Printmakers -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caricaturists -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Authors -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women authors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women printmakers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Bellows, George, 1882-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lie, Jonas, 1880-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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