Interviewee:

Mayor, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1901-1980  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Extent:

173 Pages (Transcript)

1 Item (Audio excerpt: 1 sound file (7 min. 12 sec.), digital)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1969 Mar. 21-May 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview of A. Hyatt Mayor conducted 1969 Mar. 21-May 5, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

A. Hyatt Mayor (1901-1980) was a museum curator, art historian, and writer from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 55 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

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.

Identifier:

AAA.mayor69

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9eb402bb4-f885-4434-987a-c9d8a4824ae5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mayor69