| Collection Name: |
American Craftspeople Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/crafts.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1984-1988 |
| Description: |
Over 150 interviews with a wide range of craftspeople working in a variety of mediums; cloth, metals, wood, glass, etc. The interviews document the transformation of the crafts to objets d'art. The project was made possible by Dr. Richard Polsky, who conducted the interviews and directed the transcription. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
151 |
| Interviews: |
[53 interview(s) listed in this collection] |
| Broad Subjects: |
Domestic life; Intellectual life |
| ASP Subjects: |
Art; Art metal-work; Artisans--United States; Glass blowing and working in art; Handicraft--United States; Oral history; Textile artists; Textile crafts; United States; Wood in art |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000791 |
