Oral history interview with Arcangelo Cascieri
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 15 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Cascieri, Arcangelo, 1902-1997
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
label: Names
content: Boston Architectural Center -- Students
label: Names
content: Massachusetts College of Art -- Students
label: Names
content: Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art -- Philosophy
label: Topic
content: Church decoration and ornament
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are 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: Cascieri, Arcangelo, 1902-1997
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arcangelo Cascieri (1902-1997) was a sculptor, educator, and administrator at the Boston Architectural Center (BAC) of Boston, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 51 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972 November 21-1974 January 24
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cascie72
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 Arcangelo Cascieri conducted 1972 November 21-1974 January 24, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Cascieri speaks of his childhood in Italy; his art education, beginning with his apprenticeship to a wood sculptor; his early sculpture for churches; attending Massachusetts College of Art; early commissions; definitions and standards of beauty; studying at the Boston Architectural Center (BAC); meeting and becoming acquainted with Walter Gropius; becoming the administrator of the BAC; teaching experiences; changes in the BAC over the years; and his artistic philosophy.