Oral history interview with Mervin Jules

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Oral history interview with Mervin Jules

1968 Aug. 27

An interview of Mervin Jules conducted 1968 Aug. 27, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art. Mervin Jules and Dorothy Seckler discuss the artist's recent trip to Japan and other Asian countries, his interest in woodblock prints, early childhood influences, the Art Students League and tutelage under Thomas Benton, teaching art at Smith College, and involvement in artist activist groups such as the American Artists Congress.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape ; 5 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8176783

Archives of American Art

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Jules, Mervin, 1912-

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Painter; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Mervin Jules interviews, [ca. 1968]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198640 Mervin Jules, b. 1912, Painter of New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Oral history interview with Mervin Jules, 1968 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 767864584 From the description of Oral history interview with Mervin Jules, [ca. 1968]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 64639...

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-

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