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Interviewee:
Hamilton, George Heard, 1910-2004  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Subject:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2 Sound cassettes, Sound recordings (2 hours, 35 min.); 50 Pages, Transcript
Summary:
An interview of George Heard Hamilton conducted 1982 July 20, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Hamilton speaks of his education and teaching career at Yale, 1936-1966; his directorship of the Clark Art Institute, 1966-1977; and of his research and publlications.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with George Heard Hamilton, 1982 July 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
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.
Biography Note:
George Heard Hamilton (1910-2004) was an art historian, art administrator and educator in Williamstown, Mass.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Educators -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13023
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212153
AAA_collcode_hamilt82
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212153