Thiry, Paul, b. 1904
(Show Bio)Oral history interview with Paul Thiry, 1983 Sept. 15-Sept. 16
Sound recording: 6 sound cassettes.
Transcript: 97 p.
An interview of Paul Thiry conducted at the artist's home, 1983 Sept. 15-Sept. 16, by Meredith L. Clausen for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Thiry speaks of his early years in Nome, San Francisco, Paris and Seattle; the decision to become an architect; his early designs; the influence of Japanese architecture; his work in public housing architecture; current trends in architecture; regional influences; church design; shopping center design; the Beaux Arts style; and the importance of history and diversity in modern design.
Location of Originals: Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.
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