Reminiscences of Jiři Harcuba 1985
- Name
- Harcuba, Jiří, 1928-2013 (Interviewee)
- Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Jiři Harcuba 1985
- Abstract
- Born Harrochov, Bohemia, artisan family background; childhood apprenticeship as engraver; Prague education, professorship in glass art, 1948-1971; freelance glass and medallic artist, 1971- ; impression of artist's life in pre-World War II, wartime, and socialist Czechoslovakia.
- Collection Name
- American craftspeople project
- Subjects
- Glassworkers; Engravers; Glass craft; Apprentices; Engraved glass; Engraving--Themes, motives; Czechoslovakia Civilization; Czechoslovakia Politics and government; Harcuba, Jiří, 1928-2013
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1985
- Note (Biographical)
- Glass artist.
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on August 29, 1985.
- Note (Provenance)
- Jiři Harcuba, Gift 1985
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 13636223
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-trst-mc48
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.