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Oral history interview with Sonja Blomdahl, 1990.

Creator: Blomdahl, Sonja
Project: Research Center for Arts and Culture Oral History Collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 89 pages Sound recording 1 audiocassette
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Scope and Contents

PART 1: Childhood in Cape Cod, parents, family, Swedish heritage; First experiences with art; Elementary school, first art teacher, art club; High school; Becoming an artist; Study at Massachusetts College of Arts, introduction to glassblowing, peers; Dale Chihooley; Role models; Trip to Sweden; First job in glass studio, Dan Dailey, finances; Glass blowing: materials, relationship, practice; Goals as artist; Showcasing work, Rhinebeck Crafts Fair (ACE Fair of Springfield); Art organizations, national and local; Professional recognition; Imporance of Pilchuk; Life as artist; Artistic peers. PART 2: Job history, creation of studio, supplementary work; Study in Sweden, hospital job; Factory work, Salamandre glass factory; Moving to Seattle; Building own studio; Retrospective view of career; Dick Weiss; Aspirations; Personal finances; Awards and grants; Physical location of work spaces; Effect of climate on work; Destiny as artist; Relation to public; Gallery work, William Traber Gallery; Teaching, Appalachia center for the Crafts, Haystack, Pilchuk; Feelings on successfulness as artist; Styles in work; Reflections on career, personal life; Effect of marketplace on work; Advice to young artists.

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Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990.

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