Oral history interview with Edgar Tolson

Summary

Collection ID:: AAA.tolson81
Creators:: Tolson, Edgar, 1904-1984
Pennington, Estill Curtis
Dates:: 1981 July 30
Languages:: English
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Physical Description:: 1 Sound cassette
Sound recording
14 Pages
Transcript
Repository:: Archives of American Art

Scope and Contents

An interview of Edgar Tolson conducted 1981July 30, by Estill Curtis Pennington, with the assistance of Larry Hackley, for the Archives of American Art.

Scope and Contents

Tolson discusses his family; living in Campton, Kentucky.; wood-carving techniques and subject matter; and selling his work.

Biographical / Historical

Edgar Tolson (1904-1984) was a wood-carver from Campton, Kentucky.

Administration

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 others.

General

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 43 min.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Kentucky	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Folk art -- Kentucky	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Wood-carving -- Kentucky	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Artisans -- Kentucky -- Interviews	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Wood-carvers -- Kentucky -- Interviews	Occupation	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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