Oral history interview with Roger Henry Bolomey
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 8 hr., 30 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Bolomey, Roger, 1918-
label: Interviewer
content: Selvig, Forrest
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- Technique
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is 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.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Bolomey, Roger, 1918-
label: Interviewer
content: Selvig, Forrest
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Richard Henry Bolomey (1918-) is a sculptor.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 50 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968 September 28
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bolome68
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3196 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Roger Henry Bolomey conducted 1968 September 28, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art. Bolomey speaks of the development of his interest in art; studying in Florence; coming to California and studying at the California College of Arts and Crafts; the development of his style; his work with polyurethane; his interest in architecture and architectural sculpture; teaching sculpture; emotional reactions to art; the future of art; and the art market.