Hibbard, Aldro T. (Aldro Thompson), 1886-1972 Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
1950 July 29
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 sound wire reel ; 15 min., 26 sec.
Summary:
Recording stops and starts. Sound is scratchy and distorted, recording level is low, and portions are difficult or impossible to understand. Recording begins with a two-minute talk about wire recording machines. Most of recording has art-related conversation such as Aldro T. Hibbard's comments on Augustus Johns's portrait of George Bernard Shaw. Also included is some piano playing.
Citation:
Aldro T. (Aldro Thompson) Hibbard. Conversations about recording machines and art, 1950 July 29. Aldro T. Hibbard papers, 1914-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
