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Archives of American Art
Brookgreen Gardens, S.C. : acoustiguide tour of the sculpture garden
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.broogard
- Creators:
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Brookgreen Gardens
- Dates:
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1971
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound cassetteSound recording
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An acoustiguide tour of Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina narrated by A. Hyatt Mayor, the nephew of sculptor Anna Hyatt-Huntington, with an introduction by the director at that time, Gurdon Lucius Tarbox, Jr. Mayor discusses sculpture in the collection by numerous sculptors including Anna Hyatt-Huntington, Charles Rumsey, Daniel Chester French, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Excerpts from interviews with Anna Hyatt-Huntington are included in the recording.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculpture garden, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Est. 1931 by Archer Huntington and his wife, sculptor Anna Hyatt-Huntington. The garden features the work of American figurative sculptors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as Southeastern flora and fauna.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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