Oral history interview with Arthur J. Pulos
Object Details
- General
- Originally recorded on 3 sound tape reels and 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 12 digital wav files. Duration is 10 hr., 16 min.
- Interviewee
- Pulos, Arthur J.
- Interviewer
- Brown, Robert F.
- Names
- Pulos Design Associates
- Syracuse University. School of Art
- Topic
- Decorative arts -- United States
- Industrial design
- Industrial designers -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- Interviews
- Silversmiths -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- Interviews
- Provenance
- These interviews are 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.
- Interviewee
- Pulos, Arthur J.
- Interviewer
- Brown, Robert F.
- Sponsor
- 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
- Arthur J. Pulos (1917-1997) was a silversmith, industrial designer, and educator of Syracuse, N.Y.
- Extent
- 300 Pages (Transcript)
- Date
- 1980 July 31-1982 Dec. 5
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.pulos80
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Pages
- Sound recordings
- Interviews
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- An interview of Arthur J. Pulos conducted by Robert F. Brown for the Archives of American Art.
- Pulos speaks of his childhood as the son of Greek immigrants in Pennsylvania, his education in design at the Carnegie Institute, his World War II experience in aircraft design and metal fabrication, and his development as a silversmith at the University of Oregon. He discusses his chairmanship of the Design Department, Syracuse University, 1955-1982; his industrial design firm in Syracuse, New York; and his involvement in American and international design and crafts organizations.
- Restrictions
- Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596297668955-1596297668957-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
Oral history interview with Arthur J. Pulos, 1980 July 31-1982 Dec. 5, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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