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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Madeleine L'Engle
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lengle87
- Creators:
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L'Engle, MadeleineBrown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1987 Sept. 2
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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24 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Madeleine L'Engle conducted 1987 Sept. 2, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
L'Engle recalls the art scene in a Provincetown and Truro, Mass. from the 1920s-1970s; her parents as artists; and many other artists who lived and worked on Cape Cod.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was an author and illustrator from Truro, Mass. She was the daughter of painters William and Lucy L'Engle.
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 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 on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 47 min.
Keywords
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Painters -- Massachusetts | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Illustrators -- Massachusetts | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Truro | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Women authors | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women illustrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
L'Engle, Lucy, 1889-1978 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
L'Engle, William, 1884-1957 | Personal 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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