Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged alphabetically as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. research Center.
Summary:
The interviews of curator George Gurney measure 1 linear foot and date from 1978 to 1979. Gurney conducted twenty-one interviews with sculptors and related professionals as part of the research for the exhibition, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," held at the National Museum of Art, October 26, 1979 through January 6, 1980.
Citation:
George Gurney interviews with sculptors, 1977-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
George Gurney is an art historian who worked as a curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. He wrote various books on American architecture including Sculpture and the Federal Triangle on the development, implementation, and demise of the architectural design of the Federal Triangle area of Washington, DC.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The interviews were donated to the Archives of American Art by George Gurney in 1984.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001