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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Don Camp
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.camp91
- Creators:
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Camp, Donald Eugene, 1940-Hunter, Anne S.
- Dates:
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1991 June 6
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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166 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Don Camp conducted 1991 June 6, by Anne Schuster Hunter, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Scope and Contents
Camp discusses his family, childhood and education; serving in the military; teaching himself photography; interest in the work of Eugene Smith and Roy de Carava; working for the Philadelphia "Bulletin"; the importance of the Bahai religion; graduate work at Temple University's Tyler School of Art; the development of his photographic style; racism and multiculturalism; and the artists' group Recherché.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Donald Eugene Camp (1940- ) is a photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4777 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is 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 administrators.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Patrons must use microfilm copy.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 13 min.
Keywords
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Photography, Artistic -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
African American photographers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
African American military personnel | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tyler School of Art | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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