An interview with Frank Gasparro conducted 1990 May 17 by Linda Shopes. Gasparro speaks of his early life including his studies with Giuseppe Donato; struggling through the Depression carving cemetery monuments; his successful application to the Federal Art Project (FAP) and his experiences while working with it; projects he worked on with the FAP and how they were assigned; how the project functioned; relations with other artists; political problems involving the Pennsylvania state director of the FAP, Mary Curran, and the Artists Union; and his subsequent work for the U.S. Mint.
Citation:
Frank Gasparro interview, 1990 May 17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Sculptor; Pennsylvania. Worked on Federal Art Project in Pennsylvania.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1991.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Interviews Search this