Interview with Joseph E. Furey
name: label: Interviewee
content: Furey, Joseph E., 1906-
label: Interviewer
content: Millstein, Barbara Head
topic: label: Occupation
content: Folk artists -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Self-taught artists -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1989 by Barbara Head Millstein of the Brooklyn Museum.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Furey, Joseph E., 1906-
label: Interviewer
content: Millstein, Barbara Head
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph E. Furey (1906-1990) was was a self-taught artist  who lived in Brooklyn, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 43 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1989 April
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.furejose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Reproduction Note
content: Item is a transcript.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original tape retained by the Brooklyn Museum.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A transcript of an interview with Joseph E. Furey conducted 1989 April by Barbara Head Millstein. Furey speaks of his family background and education; his work as a laborer on the Golden Gate Bridge and the George Washington Bridge; his wife Lillian Flemming and their children; the evolution of his decorated apartment at 447 16th Street in Brooklyn; his materials and methods; his handmade furniture; and works of art by his nephew Walter Flemming.