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Archives of American Art
Interviews of Frances Grimes and Maxfield Parrish
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.spinfran
- Creators:
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Spinney, FrankParrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966
- Dates:
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[ca. 1960]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Itemssound cassettes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Three untranscribed interviews: one of Frances Grimes conducted by James Farley and Frank Spinney on 5 tapes. Grimes speaks of Augustus Saint Gaudens and other residents of the Cornish, New Hampshire art colony; two interviews of Maxfield Parrish, one conducted by James Farley on 3 tapes, and one conducted by Spinney on 2 tapes (one tape contains portions of both interview). In both interviews Parrish speaks of painting and residents of the Cornish, New Hampshire art colony.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Spinney was Curator of the Saint-Gaudens Museum, Cornish, New Hampshire. Grimes was a sculptor. Parrish was an illustrator and painter.
Administration
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1981 by Joan Platt.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
General
General
Cassettes in this collection were created from original recordings on sound tape reels, which are not with the collection. Portions of the Farley interview appear to be missing. Sound quality is poor.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art -- Study and teaching -- New Hampshire -- Cornish | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artist colonies -- New Hampshire | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Grimes, Frances, 1869-1963 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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