Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Gordon Orear

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Gordon Orear, 1977 Mar. 22, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.orear77
Creators:
Orear, Gordon, 1923-
Abramsky, Linda
Dates:
1977 Mar. 22
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
88 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Gordon Orear conducted 1977 Mar. 22, by Linda Abramsky, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Gordon Orear (1923- ) is a ceramist from Detroit, Mich.

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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Gordon Orear, 1977 Mar. 22, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tapes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 30 min.

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