Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ingrid Hutton

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hutton93
Creators:
Hutton, Ingrid
Long, Rose-Carol Washton
Dates:
1993 March 4
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette
Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (65 min.)
analog
34 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ingrid Hutton conducted 1993 March 4, by Rose-Carol Washton Long for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hutton discusses her and her husband Leonard's origins in Germany and their emigrations to the United States, she in 1960 and he in 1934. She explains how her husband's career as an interior decorator led him to open the Leonard Hutton Gallery and how she became involved with it. Hutton talks of their focus on German expressionism and Russian constructivism, including a discussion of public interest in the movements and patronage trends. She mentions her plans to show contemporary Russian art in the future.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ingrid Hutton is an art dealer and part of the Leonard Hutton Galleries in New York, N.Y. Leonard Hutton Galleries changed its name in 1969 to Hutton-Hutschnecker Gallery, and back again to Leonard Hutton Galleries in 1971.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/hutton93.htm
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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Art Dealers Association.

Digital Content


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Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Keywords

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Art, Russian -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Constructivism (Art) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Hutton-Hutschnecker Gallery Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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