Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Deborah Butterfield

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.butter09
Creators:
Butterfield, Deborah, 1949-
Matteson, Lynn Robert
Stoddard-Fleischman History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists project
Dates:
2008 September 13-October 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
60 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Deborah Butterfield conducted 2008 September 13-October 7, by Lynn R. Matteson, for the Archives of American Art's Stoddard-Fleischman History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists oral history project, at Butterfield's home, in Bozeman, Montana.
Scope and Contents
Deborah Butterfield and Lynn R. Matteson discuss the artist's early childhood, love of horses, her horse ranch, life in Montana, teaching at University of Wisconsin, Madison, martial arts, and her family.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Deborah Butterfield (1949- ) is a sculptor in Bozeman, Montana and Hawaii.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Stoddard-Fleischman Fund for the History of Rocky Mountain Area Artists. 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 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 administrators.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from Deborah Butterfield. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
The donor retains all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that they may own.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 48 min.


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