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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Donald Barton
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barton89
- Creators:
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Barton, Donald, 1903-1990Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1989 March 31
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound cassette31 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with Donald Barton conducted 1989 March 31, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Barton speaks of his childhood in Fitchburg, the son of a painter; attending the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston School from 1922-1925; his friendships with William Lester Stevens and Charles Allen; studying with Hans Hofmann; going on a painting trip to the West in 1928; and his subsequent career as a commercial photographer. He recalls Philip Leslie Hale.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Donald Barton (1903-1990) was a painter and photographer from Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 on 1 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 16 min.
Keywords
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Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographers -- Massachusetts -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Allen, Charles Curtis, 1886-1950 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stevens, William Lester, 1888-1969 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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