Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Toots Zynsky

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.zynsky07
Creators:
Zynsky, Toots, 1951-
Oldknow, Tina
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2007 July 27 and 28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
sound discs (4 hr., 18 min.)
digital
2 5/8 in.
92 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Toots Zynsky conducted 2007 July 27-28, by Tina Oldknow, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in at the artist's home and studio, in Providence, Rhode Island.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Toots Zynsky is a glass artist from Providence, Rhode Island. Tina Oldknow is a curator at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. 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 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 11 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 17 min.


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