Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Joseph Green Butler

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.butler77
Creators:
Butler, Joseph Green, III, 1901-1981
Bruner, Louise Katherine, 1910-
Dates:
1977 July 13-14
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
77 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Joseph Green Butler conducted 1977 July 13-14, by Louise Bruner, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Joseph Green Butler (1901-1981) was an art administrator and painter from Youngstown, Ohio.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by Matilda Wilson. 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 on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 48 min.


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