Archives of American Art

Oral history interview and slide presentation with Hans Christensen

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.christ81
Creators:
Christensen, Hans, 1924-1983
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1981 December 11-1982 December 3
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
5 Items
sound files
digital, wav file
67 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Hans Christensen conducted 1981 December 11-1982 December 3, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art and a tape recording of a slide presentation given by Christensen.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Hans Christensen (1924-1983) was a silversmith from Rochester, New York. Full name Hans-Jorgen Thorvald Christensen.

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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 8 min.


Keywords

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Silverwork Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Silversmiths -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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