Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Elsa Schmid

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.schmid68
Creators:
Schmid, Elsa, 1897-
Coleman, Butler
Dates:
1968 August 1
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
18 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Elsa Schmid conducted 1968 August 1, by Butler Coleman, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Elsa Schmid (1897-1970) was a sculptor, in Rye, N.Y.

Administration

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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 56 min.


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