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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Lilian Swann Saarinen
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.saarin79
- Creators:
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Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1979-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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93 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Lilian Swann Saarinen conducted in three installments between 1979-1981, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Cambridge, Mass.
Scope and Contents
Saarinen speaks of her childhood in New York; her training with Alexander Archipenko and Heinz Warneke; a ceramic relief for the Crow Island School, Winnetka, Ill.; ceramic and metal reliefs for architecture; the Cranbrook Academy of Art; her drawings and her sculpture.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Lilian Swann Saarinen (1912-1995) was a sculptor from Cambridge, 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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 3 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 40 min.
General
Audio quality varies greatly in this interview. Tape speed and volume are uneven.
Keywords
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Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Warneke, Heinz (Heinrich), 1895-1983 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
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