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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Thomas A. Sills
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sills68
- Creators:
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Sills, Thomas, 1914-Ghent, Henri, 1926-
- Dates:
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1968 July 13
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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59 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interview of Thomas A. Sills conducted 1968 July 13, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Thomas A. Sills (1914-2000) was a painter in New York, N.Y.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: available at Archives of American Art offices with an appointment and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is 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 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 1 min.
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