Oral history interview with Betty Cooke, 2004 July 1-2

Cooke, Betty,
Jeweler, Metalworker
Baltimore, Md.

Size: Sound recording, master: 5 sound discs (6 hrs.) : digital ; 2 5/8 in.
Sound recording, duplicate: 4 sound cassettes

Collection Summary: An interview of Betty Cooke conducted 2004 July 1-2, by Jan Yager, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Baltimore, Md.

Biographical/Historical Note: Betty Cooke is a jeweler and metalsmith of Baltimore, Md. Jan Yager is a jeweler from Philadelphia, Penn.

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

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