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An adventurous spirit : the life of a California artist : oral history transcript / 1993.
BANC MSS 94/79 cLOCALPhonotape 2726 C:1-12LOCAL
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Title:

An adventurous spirit: the life of a California artist : oral history transcript / 1993

Creator/Contributor:

Sinton, Nell, 1910-1997, creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Riess, Suzanne B., interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Sinton discusses her childhood in San Francisco, Calif.; studies at the San Francisco Art Institute; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; thoughts on travel, teaching, and nature of creativity.
Appended: autobiography and other writings by Nell Sinton; critical reviews and interviews; lesson plans; catalogue of "Nell Sinton, a thirty-year restrospective," 1981.

Date:

1993 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Interviews
Creative ability
Art, American -- California -- San Francisco -- 20th century
Creativity
Artistes -- Californie -- San Francisco, Région de la baie de -- Entretiens
Créativité
Art américain -- Californie -- San Francisco -- 20e siècle
creativity
Art, American
Artists
Creative ability
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco Bay Area

Note:

Nell Sinton ; with introductions by Margot S. Biestman [and others] ; interviews conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1992 ; Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as: Phonotape 2726 C:1-12.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Volume includes index.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.

Type:

Interviews.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

1 volume (xv, 314 pages) : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portrait ; 29 cm
12 cassettes

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 94/79 cLOCAL
Phonotape 2726 C:1-12LOCAL

Origin:

California

Classification:

709.7946

Copyright Note:

This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.