Oral history interview with Thomas M. Messer

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Oral history interview with Thomas M. Messer

1994 Oct.-1995 Jan

An interview of Thomas M. Messer conducted 1994 Oct.-1995 Jan., by Andrew Decker, for the Archives of American Art, at the Americas Society, New York, N.Y.

Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes (ca. 7 hr.) : analog.Transcript: 83 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8224175

Archives of American Art

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