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Archives of American Art
Frank Gasparro interview
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gaspfran
- Creators:
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Gasparro, Frank, 1909-Shopes, Linda
- Dates:
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1990 May 17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Itemssound cassettes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with Frank Gasparro conducted 1990 May 17 by Linda Shopes. Gasparro speaks of his early life including his studies with Giuseppe Donato; struggling through the Depression carving cemetery monuments; his successful application to the Federal Art Project (FAP) and his experiences while working with it; projects he worked on with the FAP and how they were assigned; how the project functioned; relations with other artists; political problems involving the Pennsylvania state director of the FAP, Mary Curran, and the Artists Union; and his subsequent work for the U.S. Mint.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Pennsylvania. Worked on Federal Art Project in Pennsylvania.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1991.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
Keywords
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| Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Depressions -- 1929 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Curran, Mary | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Donato, Giuseppe, 1881-1965 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artists' Union (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (Pa.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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