Item Information
Title: Interview about Bob Thompson with Cecily and Robert Holmes
Date: 1987 March 28
Physical Details: 3 sound cassettes ; 3 hr., 9 min., 7 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts and has hum. Cecile and Robert Holmes, interviewed by Judith Wilson, discuss their experiences and relationship with Bob Thompson. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include family events, Bob Thompson's character, his childhood, family, parents, education, artistic career, drug use. Also discussed are stories and recollections of the extended Thompson family's history and ethnic composition: African American, Native American, and White.
Creator: Holmes, Cecile Thompson
Forms part of: Judith Wilson papers, 1966-2010
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Cecile Thompson Holmes and Judith Wilson. Interview about Bob Thompson with Cecily and Robert Holmes, 1987 March 28. Judith Wilson papers, 1966-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 24852