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Type:
Videorecording
Date:
1985
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. ; 1 hr., 24 min., 39 sec.
Summary:
An interview with painter Samuel Brown conducted by Shawn Aubitz of the National Archives, for an exhibition on the Work Projects Administration in Philadelphia. Brown discusses his work on the WPA; materials and techniques; some of his paintings, including "The Scrubwoman," and "The Lynching"; sharing a studio with Dox Thrash; and a visit from Eleanor Roosevelt.
Citation:
Samuel Joseph Brown and Shawn Aubitz. Interview with Samuel Brown, 1985. Sam Brown [videorecording] / [produced by] the National Archives ; interviewer, Shawn Aubitz, 1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
