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Oral history interview with Hugh Townley, 1972 June 5 and July 24

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Interviewee:
Townley, Hugh, 1923-2008  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
29 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 33 min.
Summary:
An interview of Hugh Townley conducted 1972 June 5 and July 24, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Hugh Townley, 1972 June 5 and July 24. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Hugh Townley (1923-2008) was a sculptor and printmaker from Bristol, R.I.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art 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
Sculpture, American -- Rhode Island -- Bristol  Search this
Printmakers -- Rhode Island -- Bristol -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- Rhode Island -- Bristol -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12525
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213163
AAA_collcode_townle72
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213163