Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Robert Sperry

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sperry83
Creators:
Sperry, Robert, 1927-1998
Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005
Dates:
1983 August 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
75 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Sperry conducted 1983 August 11, by LaMar Harrington, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project.
Scope and Contents
Sperry speaks of his family background; his army service; his education; his early career in ceramics; the Oriental influence in his work; folk art; his contemporaries in ceramics; and his current plans. He recalls Peter Voulkos.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Robert Sperry (1927-1998) was a ceramist from Seattle, Washington.

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: 35mm microfilm reel 3594 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 4 min.


Keywords

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Folk art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceramics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American -- Northwestern States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceramicists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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