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Interviewee:
Lawrence, James, 1906-1995  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1 sound file (29 min.), digital, wav file; 9 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 29 min.
Summary:
An interview with James Lawrence conducted 1978 Mar. 8, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Lawrence speaks of the competition for the design of the Boston City Hall.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with James Lawrence, 1978 Mar. 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
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.
Biography Note:
James Lawrence (1906-1995) was an architect from Brookline, Mass.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
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 others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this
Architects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Architecture & Design  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12056
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211985
AAA_collcode_lawren78
Theme:
Architecture & Design
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211985