Interviewer:

Downs, Linda Anne, 1945-  Search this

Interviewee:

Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985  Search this

Extent:

46 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1978 Feb. 6

Scope and Contents:

A transcript of an interview Edgar Preston (E.P.) Richardson conducted 1978 Feb. 6 by Linda Downs

Biographical / Historical:

E.P. (Edgar Preston) Richardson (1902-1985) was an art historian and museum administrator from Detroit, Michigan. Richardson was Director, Detroit Institute of Arts from 1945-1962 and co-founder with Lawrence Fleischman of the Archives of American Art. Linda Downs (1945-) was curator of education at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Provenance:

Donated 1978 by Linda Downs.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Art historians -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Interviews  Search this

Museum administrators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.downlind

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ce7f7a2f-a5e9-4f76-bd37-ba43596d9252

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-downlind