Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with George E. Downing

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.downin73
Creators:
Downing, George E. (George Elliot), 1904-1977
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1973 March 22
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
sound file : Sound recording
digital, wav file
21 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with George E. Downing conducted 1973 March 22, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
George E. Downing (1904-1977) was an art historian from Providence, Rhode Island.

Administration

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 tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 35 min.


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