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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Robert Sperry
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sperry83
- Creators:
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Sperry, Robert, 1927-1998Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005
- Dates:
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1983 August 11
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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75 PagesTranscript
- 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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 |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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