Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Charles W. Corey relating to James Montgomery Flagg

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Charles W. Corey relating to James Montgomery Flagg, 1983 June 8, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.corey83
Creators:
Corey, Charles W.
Kirwin, Liza
Dates:
1983 June 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
sound file
digital, wav file
7 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Charles W. Corey conducted 1983 June 8, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Corey reminisces about his experiences posing for a World War II poster painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1942. He relates his memories of Flagg's studio and work habits.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Charles W. Corey was an artists' model, living in Malaga, Spain.

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
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 others.

Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Charles W. Corey relating to James Montgomery Flagg, 1983 June 8, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Charles W. Corey relating to James Montgomery Flagg, 1983 June 8, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 17 min.

Keywords

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Artists' models -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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