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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Thomas Gentille
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gentil09
- Creators:
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Gentille, ThomasIlse-Neuman, UrsulaNanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2009 August 2-5
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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75 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Thomas Gentille conducted 2009 August 2 and 5, by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Ilse-Neuman's home, in New York, N.Y.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Gentille (1936- ) is a jeweler and educator and lives and works in New York, N.Y. Gentille taught at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Penland School of Crafts.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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 administrators.
Digital Content
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded 4 memory cards as 6 sound files. Duration is 3 hr.
Keywords
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| Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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