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Oral history interview with Samuel George Cahan, March 11 and July 12
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Preface
The following oral history transcript is the result of a tape-recorded interview with Samuel George Cahan on March 11 and July 12, The interview conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The reader should bear in mind that he or she is reading a transcript of spoken, rather than written, prose. This is a rough transcription that may include typographical errors.
Interview
PAUL CUMMINGS: Paul Cummings talking to Samuel Cahan.
SAMUEL GEORGE CAHAN: Today is the 11th of March.
PAUL CUMMINGS: Right.
SAMUEL GEORGE CAHAN: Well, at the age of twelve, I figured I could, I would like to make a drawing in front of a restaurant. The only way that I could appreciate it is when they come out of the restaurant, not before they come in, because they're not - they're anxious first to eat.
PAUL CUMMINGS: [Laughs] Yeah, they're rushed. Right, right.
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