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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with James W. Washington, Jr
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.washin87
- Creators:
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Washington, James W., 1911-2000Karlstrom, Paul J.
- Dates:
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1987 June 29
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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90 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of James W. Washington conducted 1987 June 29, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Washington discusses his early life in the South; effects of discrimination and the formation of a world view; art as the embodiment of spiritual truth; concept of the Absolute in art; role of the imagination; discovering form in material as basis of sculpture; training and contacts in Seattle; Mark Tobey and Morris Graves; role of Mexico in his shift to sculpture; and philosophy and its realization in sculpture.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
James W. Washington (1911-2000) was a painter, sculptor of 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 available on the Archives of American Art's website. Audio may be available by request pending review and approval by the Archives.
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.
Digital Content
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 32 min.
Keywords
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| Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculptors -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Graves, Morris, 1910-2001 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tobey, Mark | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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