Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Charles Childs

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Charles Childs, 1972 April 18-May 12, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.childs72
Creators:
Childs, Charles
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1972 April 18-May 12
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
70 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Charles Childs conducted 1972 April 18-May 12, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Childs speaks of his childhood and the development of his interest in art; his first involvement with printmaking; studying at Normal Art School; working at Goodspeed's Print Shop; the art scene in Boston in the 1920s and 1930s; his theories and approaches to art collecting; the development of the Boston Arts Festival; and his involvement with the Institute of Contemporary Art. He recalls John Taylor Arms, Samuel Chamberlain, Maxim Karolik, and George Wales.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Charles Childs is an art dealer and collector from Boston, Massachusetts.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3196 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Charles Childs, 1972 April 18-May 12, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 35 min.
General
Parts 3 & 4 of Childs interview is under Walter Feldman on tape 2.

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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art festivals Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Karolik, Maxim Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wales, George Canning, 1868-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goodspeed's Book Shop (Boston, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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