Oral history interview with Ronald H. Pearson
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel and 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 55 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Pearson, Ronald H. (Ronald Hayes), 1924-1996
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
label: Names
content: School for American Crafts
label: Names
content: Pearson, Ralph M., 1883-1958
topic: label: Topic
content: Silverwork
label: Topic
content: Handicraft
label: Topic
content: Artisans -- Maine -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Silversmiths -- Maine -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives' 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.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Pearson, Ronald H. (Ronald Hayes), 1924-1996
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ronald H. Pearson (1924-1996) was a silversmith from Deer Isle, Me.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 34 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979 May 31-1981 Nov. 23
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pearso79
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Ronald H. Pearson conducted 1979 May 31-1981 Nov. 23, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Pearson discusses his early training in design from his father, Ralph Pearson, an artist and writer; his education in political science at the University of Wisconsin; World War II duty in the merchant marine; training at the School for American Craftsmen; early exhibitions; and development of production pieces.