Oral history interview with Paul J. Smith, 2010 Apr.19-20

Smith, Paul J., b. 1931
Arts administrator
New York, N.Y.

Size: Sound recording, master: 6 memory cards (5 hr., 16 min.) : secure digital; 1.25 in.

Collection Summary: An interview of Paul J. Smith conducted 2010 April 19 and 20, by Lloyd E. Herman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Smith's home, in New York, N.Y.

Biographical/Historical Note: Paul J. Smith (1931-) is Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts & Design in New York, N.Y.

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.

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