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Oral history interview with Arthur Amory Houghton, 1963 July 9

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Houghton, Arthur Amory, 1906-1990  Search this
Interviewer:
Backlin-Landman, Hedy  Search this
Subject:
Wunder, Richard P  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Use requires an appointment.
Summary:
Interview of Arthur A. Houghton conducted by Hedy Backlin and Richard P. Wunder for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Arthur Amory Houghton, 1963 July 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Item is a transcript.
Location of Originals:
Location of original tape unknown.
Biography Note:
Arthur Amory Houghton (1906-1990) was an art administrator in New York, New York. Associated with the Cooper Union Art Museum.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' 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:
Art, American  Search this
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12154
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214151
AAA_collcode_hought63
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214151