Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Alvin Ross

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ross64
Creators:
Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1964-1968
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
15 Pages
Transcript
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.

Digital Content


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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.


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