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Oral history interview with Dennis Adams

Archives of American Art

Object Details

General
Originally recorded on 1 data compact disc. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 26 min.
Interviewee
Adams, Dennis
Interviewer
Berman, Avis
Creator
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Names
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Topic
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
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.
Interviewee
Adams, Dennis
Interviewer
Berman, Avis
Creator
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
Sponsor
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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
3 Items (sound files (5 hr., 26 min.), digital, wav file)
112 Pages (Transcript)
Date
2009 April 24-May 15
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.adams09
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
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.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
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.
Restrictions
This transcript is open for research. Access to the recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596349829299-1596349829302-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97043cd98-93cb-4827-8b73-a9606aeada43
View Oral history interview with Dennis Adams, 2009 April 24-May 15 Transcript
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