Oral history interview with Andrew Dreselly
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Dreselly, Andrew, 1893-1985
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
label: Names
content: Cascieri, Arcangelo, 1902-1997
label: Names
content: Krichmayer, Johann
label: Names
content: Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Church decoration and ornament -- United States
label: Topic
content: Carving (Decorative arts) -- United States
label: Topic
content: Woodwork
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: Dreselly, Andrew, 1893-1985
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Andrew Dreselly (1893-1985) was a wood carver and sculptor from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 36 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981 June 26
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dresel81
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Andrew Dreselly conducted 1981 June 26, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Dreselly speaks of his childhood, apprenticeship, work with several different building firms based in Boston, Massachusetts, and his work with various donors and architects. He contributed craftwork to cathedrals and churches throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic States, as well as construction projects. He also recalls his time as a charter member of the Lexington Arts and Crafts Association. He recalls Johannes Kirchmayer, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Arcangelo Cascieri.