Oral history interview with Will Stokes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stokes90
- Creators:
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Stokes, WillLindsey, Jack
- Dates:
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1990 June 20
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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38 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Will Stokes conducted 1990 June 20, by Jack Lindsey, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Scope and Contents
Stokes speaks of his training in printmaking at the Brandywine Workshop and with Prints in Progress before joining the Fabric Workshop; the transition from working on paper to working on fabric; the development of his work; and some of the projects completed at the Fabric Workshop.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Will Stokes is a textile designer and printmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' 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.
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 4 min.
Digital Content
More Information
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Textile design | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Decorative arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Textile designers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Brandywine Workshop | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fabric Workshop | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Prints in Progress | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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