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Interviewee:
Glendenning, Herman W., 1906-1997  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Subject:
Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 2 Sound tape reels, 5 in.; 76 Pages, Transcript
Summary:
An interview of Herman Glendenning conducted 1979 Aug. 9-Oct. 31, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Herman Glendenning, 1979 Aug. 9-Oct. 31. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Herman Glendenning (1906-1997) was a silversmith from Westminster, Mass. Before working on his own, Glendenning apprenticed at Arthur J. Stone Associates in Gardner, Mass., a workshop patterned after English silversmith shops stressing traditional techniques and hand wrought designs.
Language Note:
English .
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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Decorative arts -- United States  Search this
Silversmiths -- Massachusetts -- Westminster -- Interviews  Search this
Silverwork  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12403
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212738
AAA_collcode_glende79
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212738