Edwards, Melvin, 1937-
Sculptor
Size: Transcript: 72 pages
Format: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 55 min.
Summary: Interview of Melvin Edwards conducted 1968 August 10, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.
Melvin Edwards (1937-) is a sculptor in New York, New York.
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 others.
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