Oral history interview with Tommy Simpson, 2004 May 6-July 2
Simpson, Tommy,
b. 1939
Woodworker
Washington Depot, Conn.
Size:
Sound recording, master: 4 sound discs (3 hrs., 55 min.) : digital ; 2 5/8 in.
Sound recording, duplicate: 4 sound cassettes
Collection Summary: An interview of Tommy Simpson conducted 2004 May 6-July 2, by Edward S. Cooke, Jr., for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Biographical/Historical Note: Tommy Simpson (1939- ) is a furniture maker and sculptor from Washington, Conn. Edward S. Cooke, Jr. is a professor from Newtonville, Mass.
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.
