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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Inslee Hopper
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hopper81
- Creators:
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Hopper, InsleeBrown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1981 July 28
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.44 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Inslee Hopper conducted 1981 July 28, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hopper speaks of his education in art history at Princeton University; his work as editor of THE ARTS under Forbes Watson, 1933-1934; a survey of sculptors for Juliana Force of the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1934-1935; his involvement in the Painting and Sculpture section of the Treasury Department under Edward Bruce, 1935-1938; supervising the decoration for the Federal Building at the World's Fair, 1938-1939; his work with Ben Shahn on the documentation of a resettlement project in West Virginia; the Smithsonian Gallery of Art project, 1938-1940; and his work as Edward Bruce's aide.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Inslee Hopperis an art administrator and preservationist.
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 available online.
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Force, Juliana, 1876-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960 | Personal 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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