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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Kingsley Mark Calkins
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.calkin79
- Creators:
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Calkins, Kingsley Mark, 1917-2004Dicks, Renate
- Dates:
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1979 June 19
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Kingsley Mark Calkins conducted 1979 June 19, by Renate Dicks, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Calkins speaks of the history and development of the art department at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Kingsley M. Calkins (1917-2004) was a painter and educator from Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 32 min.
Keywords
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| Painters -- Michigan -- Ypsilanti -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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