Frank Gasparro interview

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Frank Gasparro interview

1990 May 17

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An interview of Frank Gasparro conducted by Linda Shopes. Gasparro speaks of his early life including his studies with Giuseppe Donato; struggling through the Depression carving cemetery monuments; his successful application to the Federal Art Project (FAP) and his experiences while working with it; projects he worked on with the FAP and how they were assigned; how the project functioned; relations with other artists; political problems involving the Pennsylvania state director of the FAP, Mary Curran, and the Artists Union; and his subsequent work for the U.S. Mint.

2 sound cassettes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8214528

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Federal Art Project (Pa.)

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Artists' Union (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Artists' Union (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Shopes, Linda

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Donato, Giuseppe, 1881-1965.

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Gasparro, Frank, 1909-

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Sculptor; Pennsylvania. Worked on Federal Art Project in Pennsylvania. From the description of Frank Gasparro interview, 1990 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407259 Sculptor; Pennsylvania. Worked on Federal Art Project in Pennsylvania. From the description of Frank Gasparro interview, 1990 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398323 ...

Curran, Mary Doyle, 1917-1981

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Federal Art Project (Pa.)

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