Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Clifford West

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.west75
Creators:
West, Clifford B.
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
1975 February 26-28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
69 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Clifford West conducted 1975 February 26-28, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Clifford West (1916-2006) was a painter and filmmaker from Cleveland, Ohio and Italy.

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.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 55 min.
General
Interview was previously identified as conducted in 1977. 1975 date was confirmed by listening to the audio.


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