Oral history interview with William Carter, 1988 Oct. 27- Nov. 3
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Costonie, Toni South Side Community Art Center Federal Art Project Art Institute of Chicago University of Illinois African-American Artists in Chicago Oral History Project
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United States127 Pages, TranscriptOriginally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 37 min.For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.An interview of William Carter conducted 1988 October 27-November 3, by Toni Costonie, for the Archives of American Art African-American artists in Chicago oral history project (1988-1989). Carter speaks of his early life in St. Louis and Chicago, and of his education at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois. He recalls his involvement with the WPA Federal Art Project's easel project. He discusses the impact of the South Side Community Art Center and his involvement with it. Carter also reminisces about his travels, teaching, collectors and issues involving black artists and writers.Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with William Carter, 1988 Oct. 27- Nov. 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.William Carter (1909-1996) was a painter from Chicago, Ill.English .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.Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
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