Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.metcal82
- Creators:
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Metcalf, Conger, 1914-1998
- Dates:
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1982 Feb. 24
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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2 Items
sound cassettes. Sound recording
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with Conger Metcalf conducted 1982 Feb. 24, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Metcalf speaks of studying with Grant Wood and Karl Zerbe; his career as a teacher of painting and drawing at Boston University; and his figural subject matter and method of working.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Conger Metcalf (1914-1998) was a painter and educator from Boston, Mass.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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 others.
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 28 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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