Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with John Spencer

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.spence94
Creators:
Spencer, John, 1911-1996
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Dates:
1994 September 1
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Items
sound cassettes (1 hr., 23 min.)
analog.
41 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with John Spencer conducted 1994 September 1, by Paul J. Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Spencer discusses his work assisting Dean Cornwell on the Los Angeles Central Library murals between 1927-1933; his subsequent relationship with Cornwell; and his experience as a young artist in Southern California in the 1930s.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
John Spencer was a painter from Pasadena, California.

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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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 administrators.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire audio recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 23 min.


Keywords

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Art, American -- California, Southern Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California, Southern Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cornwell, Dean, 1892-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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