Oral history interview with Alvin Ross
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ross64
- Creators:
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Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
- Dates:
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1964-1968
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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15 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Alvin Ross conducted 1964-1968, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alvin Ross (1920-1975) was a painter and educator of Provincetown, Mass.
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.
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape and 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 15 min.
Digital Content
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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