Oral history interview with Thelma DeAtley and Virginia Brown, 1994 April 11.

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DeAtley,Thelma,. Oral history interview with Thelma DeAtley and Virginia Brown, 1994 April 11.

Oral history interview with Thelma DeAtley and Virginia Brown, 1994 April 11.

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Thelma DeAtley began her activities making copies of original paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., shortly after the Gallery opened in 1941, as part of a program operated by the registrar's office. She was interviewed with her daughter, Virginia Brown. Mrs. DeAtley described how she learned of the National Gallery and became a copyist. She explained the painting techniques used by copyists and their ways of helping one another. She recalled her experiences at the National Gallery including reactions of Gallery visitors to the copyists' work. She described the copyists' room and the special table in the cafeteria reserved for them. She remembered people she had known through her work as a copyist, especially Richard Bales and Gregory Stapko.

1 sound cassette (ca. 60 minutes)

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