Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Robert Taylor

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Robert Taylor, 1980 March 13-1990 June 7, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.taylor80
Creators:
Taylor, Robert, 1925-2009
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1980 March 13-1990 June 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
75 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Taylor conducted 1980 March 13-1990 June 7, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Robert Taylor (1925-2009) was an art, literary and music critic, author, educator, and lecturer from Boston, Massachusetts. Wrote for the Boston Herald, 1952-1967, Boston Globe, 1968-1989. Columns for New Boston Review, later appearing in "Atlantic Monthly," were written under pseudonym Count Bibesco.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
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.

Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Robert Taylor, 1980 March 13-1990 June 7, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Robert Taylor, 1980 March 13-1990 June 7, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

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

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels and 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 46 min.

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