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Oral history interview with Dennis Adams, 2009 April 24-May 15

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Interviewee:
Adams, Dennis, 1948-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Subject:
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
New York (State)
Physical Description:
3 sound files (5 hr., 26 min.), digital, wav file; 112 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 data compact disc. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 26 min.
Access Note / Rights:
This transcript is open for research. Access to the recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Dennis Adams conducted 2009, April 24-May 15, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Service Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Adams' home, in New York, New York.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Dennis Adams, 2009 April 24-May 15. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Use of the audio of this interview, with permission, requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives of American Art reading rooms.
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts. 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:
Dennis Adams (1948- ) is a sculptor and educator in New York, New York. Adams teaches at Cooper Union School of Art in New York, New York.
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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15675
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)282725
AAA_collcode_adams09
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_282725