Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Albert Paley

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.paley82
Creators:
Paley, Albert
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1982 Dec. 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
36 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Albert Paley conducted 1982 Dec. 2, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Paley speaks of his training at the Tyler School of Art under Stanley Lechtzin; his early and continuing compulsion to explore difficult techniques; his rapid rise to prominence through his ornamental ironwork; and his important commissions.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Albert Paley (1944- ) is an art metal worker and jewelry designer from Rochester, N.Y.

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 others.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 44 min.


Keywords

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Jewelry making Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ironwork Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jewelers -- New York (State) -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Metal-workers -- New York (State) -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Metal-work Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lechtzin, Stanley, 1936- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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