Oral history interview with Robert Colescott

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Oral history interview with Robert Colescott

1999 April 14

An interview of Robert Colescott conducted 1999 April 14, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, at his studio, in Tucson, Arizona.

Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (60 min.) : analog.Transcript: 23 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8260321

Archives of American Art

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