Collection Information
Size: 96 Pages, Transcript
Summary: Interview of Harold Von Schmidt conducted 1965 August 8, by Marshall Davis, for the Archives of American Art.
Von Schmidt, Harold, 1893-1982
Illustrator
Size: 96 Pages, Transcript
Summary: Interview of Harold Von Schmidt conducted 1965 August 8, by Marshall Davis, for the Archives of American Art.
Harold Von Schmidt (1893-1982) was an illustrator from Westport, Connecticut.
This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others.
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Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Harold Von Schmidt, 1965 August 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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