Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with John Coolidge

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.coolid89
Creators:
Coolidge, John, 1913-1995
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1989 March 7-29
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
21 Items
sound files
digital, wav file
148 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with John Coolidge conducted 1989 March 7-29, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
John Coolidge (1913-1995) was an educator and director of the Fogg Art Museum, 1948-1968.

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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 11 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 21 digital wav file. Duration is 15 hr., 24 min.


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