Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Claire Zeisler

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.zeisle81
Creators:
Zeisler, Claire, 1903-1991
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
1981 June
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
43 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Claire Zeisler conducted 1981 June, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Claire Zeisler (1903-1991) was a fiber artist from Chicago, Illinois.

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 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 administrators.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hrs., 49 min.


Keywords

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Fiberwork Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fiber artists -- Interviews. Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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