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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Paul Sample
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sample71
- Creators:
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Sample, Paul, 1896-1974Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1971 October 10
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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17 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Paul Sample conducted 1971 October 10, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Sample speaks of his studies with Jonas Lie and Stanton Macdonald-Wright; teaching at the University of Southern California and at Dartmouth College; working on frescos with David Alfaro Siqueiros in California; working on murals for the Treasury Department's art project; exhibitions in New York galleries; his series of paintings for the American Tobacco Company. He discusses his subject matter.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul Sample (1896-1974) was a painter from Norwich, Vt.
Administration
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
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 59 min.
Keywords
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| Mural painting and decoration | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Vermont -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Lie, Jonas, 1880-1940 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Siqueiros, David Alfaro, 1896-1974 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Treasury Relief Art Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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