Oral history interview with James Penney

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Oral history interview with James Penney

1981 August 21-December 6

Interview of James Penney, conducted by Robert F. Brown for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, in Clinton, New York, on August 21 and December 6, 1981.

Sound recording: 3 sound files : digital, wav file.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8117191

Archives of American Art

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