Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Will Barnet

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.barnet64
Creators:
Barnet, Will, 1911-2012
Baker, Richard Brown
Dates:
1964 January 20-1964 February 17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
216 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Will Barnet conducted 1964 January 20-1964 February 17, by Richard Brown Baker, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Will Barnet (1911-2012) is a painter and printmaker from New York, New York.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded 3 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 10 hr., 37 min.
General
Partially transferred from original acetate tape reels.


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