Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections, 2015.196.797c, Connecticut Historical S…

Interview with Simas Augaitis

IntervieweeInterview with Simas Augaitis Lithuanian, 1917 - 2008

InterviewerInterviewed by Lynne Williamson

Date2001 January 18

Mediumreformatted digital file from audio cassette

DimensionsDuration (side 1): 46 Minutes, 58 Seconds
Duration (side 2): 26 Minutes, 12 Seconds
Duration (total runtime): 1 Hour, 13 Minutes, 17 Seconds

ClassificationsInformation Artifacts

Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections

DescriptionAudio cassette tape recording of an interview with Simas Augaitis. He was interviewed by Lynne Williamson on January 18, 2001, at his home in Watertown, Connecticut, as part of fieldwork for the “Hidden Treasures: Works By Connecticut Master Traditional Artists” exhibition.

Object number2015.196.797a-d

CopyrightIn Copyright

NotesSubject Note: The exhibition, "Hidden Treasures: Works by Connecticut Folk and Traditional Artists," was displayed in the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Gallery, 755 Main Street, Hartford from February-March, 2001. The exhibit featured 27 folk and traditional artists whose work made by hand in Connecticut was rarely exhibited. The artists represented a wide range of ethnic and occupational communities located across the state. The Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program curated this exhibit to celebrate a decade of its work with folk and traditional artists in communities throughout Connecticut.

Additional materials exist in the CCHAP archive for this artist and this project.

Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.

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