Oral history interview with Paul Caponigro

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Oral history interview with Paul Caponigro

1999 July 30-August 12

An interview of Paul Caponigro conducted 1999 July 30-August 12, by Susan C. Larsen, for the Archives of American Art, at Caponigro's home, in Cushing, Maine.

Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes (7 hr.) : analog.Transcript: 87 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8234937

Archives of American Art

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