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| title | Oral history interview with Michael St. Clair, 1994 Mar.14 and Apr. 28. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Michael St. Clair conducted 1994 Mar.14 and Apr. 28, by Gail Stavitsky and John Driscoll for the Archives of American Art. St. Clair briefly discusses his art training at the Kansas City Institute of Art and at the Art Students League and compares the teaching styles of Thomas Hart Benton and George Grosz. He talks about his work as the director of the Oklahoma (City) Art Center and designing window displays for Macy's and other department stores in New York City. Finally, he reviews his career at Babcock Galleries, focusing his discussion on his acquisition of the work of Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, John Kensett and Thomas Eakins, among others. |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes (90 min. each) : analog. Transcript: 44 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Online transcript |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_215880 |
| record source | https://www.si.edu/object/oral-history-interview-michael-st-clair-1994-march-14-and-april-28%3AAAADCD_oh_215880?destination=collection/search%3Fpage%3D1%26edan_q%3D%252A%253A%252A%26edan_fq%255B0%255D%3Dtype%253A3d_package%2520OR%2520type%253Aead_collection%2520OR%2520type%253Aead_component%2520OR%2520type%253Aecr%2520OR%2520type%253Aedanmdm%2520OR%2520type%253Aevent%2520OR%2520type%253Alocation%2520OR%2520type%253Aobjectgroup%2520OR%2520type%253Asi-unit%26edan_fq%255B1%255D%3Donline_media_type%253A%2522Transcripts%2522%26edan_fq%255B2%255D%3Dtype%253A3d_package%2520OR%2520type%253Aead_collection%2520OR%2520type%253Aead_component%2520OR%2520type%253Aecr%2520OR%2520type%253Aedanmdm%2520OR%2520type%253Aevent%2520OR%2520type%253Alocation%2520OR%2520type%253Aobjectgroup%2520OR%2520type%253Asi-unit |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:20 |
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