Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with James Lawrence

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.lawren78
Creators:
Lawrence, James, 1906-1995
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1978 Mar. 8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
sound file (29 min.)
digital, wav file
9 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with James Lawrence conducted 1978 Mar. 8, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Lawrence speaks of the competition for the design of the Boston City Hall.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
James Lawrence (1906-1995) was an architect from Brookline, Mass.

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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 29 min.


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Architects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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