Oral history interview with Walter Clemmons
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 27 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Clemmons, Walter, 1956-
label: Interviewer
content: Lindsey, Jack
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Folk artists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- Technique -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives' 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: Clemmons, Walter, 1956-
label: Interviewer
content: Lindsey, Jack
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Walter Clemmons (1956- ) is a sculptor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 65 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1990 July 26
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.clemmo90
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 4777 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 Walter Clemmons conducted 1990 July 26, by Jack Lindsey for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Clemmons speaks about the development of his wire art beginning with his work as a child; individual pieces created throughout his career including subjects and their sources; technical issues such as materials and methods; and his exhibition history.