Donald C. Smith interviews relating to Edwin Dickinson
odd: label: General
content: Poor sound quality throughout.
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, Donald C., 1935-
label: Names
content: Anderson, Lennart, 1928-2015
label: Names
content: Cunningham, Francis, 1931-
label: Names
content: De Champlain, Vera Chopak, 1928 or 9-
label: Names
content: Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978
label: Names
content: Finkelstein, Louis
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Rhode Island -- Providence
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Rhode Island -- Providence
label: Topic
content: Art students -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986 by Donald C. Smith.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, Donald C., 1935-
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content: Donald C. Smith interviews relating to Edwin Dickinson
abstract: label: Summary
content: The interviews conducted by artist and professor Donald C. Smith relating to artist Edwin Dickinson measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1981 to 1986. The interviews were conducted as part of a research project on Dickinson. Smith interviewed a number of Dickinson's students to learn about his teaching philosophy. The interviewees are: Lennart Anderson, Francis Cunningham, Vera Chopak De Champlain, Edward (Ted) Denyer, Louis Finkelstein and Denver Lindsey.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Donald C. Smith was an artist and educator in Rhode Island. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia and received two degrees in painting. Smith has been a Visiting Artist and Lecturer at Harvard University, Yale University Summer School for Music and Visual Art, Brown University, Artist Union, Brooklyn College, Providence College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Wheelock College. 

Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978) was a painter in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Dickinson studied with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League and was a member of Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitdona
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Interviews, 1981-1986 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The interviews conducted by artist and professor Donald C. Smith relating to artist Edwin Dickinson measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1981 to 1986. The interviews were conducted as part of a research project on Dickinson. Smith interviewed a number of Dickinson's students to learn about his teaching philosophy. The interviewees are: Lennart Anderson, Francis Cunningham, Vera Chopak De Champlain, Edward (Ted) Denyer, Louis Finkelstein and Denver Lindsey.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Edwin Walters Dickinson papers, 1909-1971; the Philip Cecil Malicoat letters from Edwin Dickinson, 1927-1966; the Doug Frost writing on Edwin Dickinson, 1973 August 10; and oral history interviews conducted with Edwin Dickenson in 1970 and 1972.