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Interviewee:
Spohn, Clay Edgar, 1898-1977  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Names:
Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this
Extent:
84 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1976 January 9-February 5
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Clay E. Spohn conducted 1976 January 9-February 5, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Clay E. Spohn (1898-1977) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y.
General:
Originally recorded 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 41 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
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Philosophy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.spohn76
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw924f8ac48-ed36-41ac-a42d-254f6837b9d6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-spohn76