Oral history interview with Edward B. Thomas
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 6 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 12 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr., 9 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Thomas, Edward B., 1920-1984
label: Interviewer
content: Olbrantz, John
label: Names
content: Henry Art Gallery
label: Names
content: Seattle Art Museum
label: Names
content: Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998
label: Names
content: Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986
label: Names
content: Graves, Morris, 1910-2001
label: Names
content: Tobey, Mark
topic: label: Topic
content: Prints -- 20th century -- Northwestern States
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- Northwestern States
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Northwestern States
label: Topic
content: Educators -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Thomas, Edward B., 1920-1984
label: Interviewer
content: Olbrantz, John
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward B. Thomas (1920-1984) was an educator and museum curator from Seattle, Washington.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 84 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1983 April 28-May 10
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thomas83
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Edward B. Thomas conducted 1983 April 28-May 10, by John Olbrantz, at the artist's home in Seattle, Washington, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Thomas speaks of his family background and early art experiences; his education at the University of Washington; printmaking and its role in Northwest art; his role as education director at the Seattle Art Museum; the development of the museum under Richard E. Fuller; contributors to the museum; the impact of the 1962 World's Fair; the Northwest art scene; exhibitions at the museum; interaction with the Henry Gallery and other museums; and his future plans. He recalls Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and Mark Tobey.