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Oral history interview with James Edward Davis

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Davis, Jim, 1901-1974  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Extent:
60 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1971 August 10
Scope and Contents:
An interview of James Edward Davis conducted 1971 August 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
James Edward Davis (1901-1974) was a filmmaker from New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 57 min.
Provenance:
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.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Filmmakers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.davis71
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997fa2abf-9769-4525-8869-1a3efb0b2272
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-davis71