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Oral history interview with W. Hawkins Ferry, 1974 Jan. 17

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Ferry, W. Hawkins, 1913-1988  Search this
Interviewer:
Barrie, Dennis  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 1 Sound tape reel, 7 in.; 20 Pages, Transcript
Summary:
An interview of W. Hawkins Ferry conducted 1974 Jan. 17, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with W. Hawkins Ferry, 1974 Jan. 17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
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.
Biography Note:
W. Hawkins Ferry (1913-1988) was an art collector and patron from Grosse Pointe, Mich.
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
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Interviews  Search this
Art patrons -- Michigan -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12569
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212657
AAA_collcode_ferry74
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212657