Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Paul Carey

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.carey93
Creators:
Carey, Paul, 1904-2001
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Dates:
1993 December 3 and 28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
70 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Paul Carey conducted 1993 December 3 and 28, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of Amerian Art.
Scope and Contents
Carey discusses the San Francisco Bay Area art scene from the 1920s to 1990s; the Bohemian Club and its members; and his work as an illustrator. Accompanying material consists of a 10 page statement by Carey written in preparation for the interview, and an exhibition brochure for Maurice Logan which includes a short biography written by Carey, 1975; Carey was associated with Logan as an illustrator.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Paul Carey (1904-2001) was an illustrator and painter from Piedmont, California. Carey attended California School of Fine Arts, 1924-1925.

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
Transcript available on line.
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. Funding for transcription provided by the Gerald and Bente Buck Collection as part of the Artists and Models series

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 12 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 7 min.


Keywords

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Painters -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Illustrators -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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