Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Barbara Swan

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.swan73
Creators:
Swan, Barbara, 1922-
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1973 June 13-1974 June 12
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
88 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Barbara Swan conducted 1973 June 13-1974 June 12, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Barbara Swan (1922- ) is a painter and printmaker from Brookline, Mass.

Administration

Sponsor
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
These interviews are 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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 13 min.


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Printmakers -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Prints -- Technique Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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