Oral history interview with Boris Gilbertson

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Oral history interview with Boris Gilbertson

1964 June 25

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An interview of Boris Gilbertson conducted by Sylvia Loomis. his work in Wisconsin for the project; how the Project functioned and how his work was supervised; the TRAP's effect on the politics of the time; his views of abstract art; the uses of humor in sculpture and in art; animal subject matter in his work.

1 sound tape reel (1 hour) ; 7 in.; Transcript: 33 p. (on one microfilm reel)

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