Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Robert Chesley Osborn

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.osborn74
Creators:
Osborn, Robert Chesley, 1904-1994
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1974 Oct. 21
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
sound files
digital, wav
54 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Robert Chesley Osborn conducted 1974 Oct. 21, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Robert Osborn (1904-1994) was an illustrator and painter of Salisbury, Conn.

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
These interviews are 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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 41 min.


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