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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Herman Glendenning
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.glende79
- Creators:
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Glendenning, Herman W., 1906-1997Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1979 Aug. 9-Oct. 31
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Sound tape reelsSound recording5 in.76 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Herman Glendenning conducted 1979 Aug. 9-Oct. 31, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Herman Glendenning (1906-1997) was a silversmith from Westminster, Mass. Before working on his own, Glendenning apprenticed at Arthur J. Stone Associates in Gardner, Mass., a workshop patterned after English silversmith shops stressing traditional techniques and hand wrought designs.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' 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
Keywords
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| Decorative arts -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Silversmiths -- Massachusetts -- Westminster -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Silverwork | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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