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Oral history interview with Joan T. Washburn, 2007 February 3-April 14

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Washburn, Joan T., 1929-  Search this
Interviewer:
Wechsler, James  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
87 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 22 min.
Access Note / Rights:
ACCESS RESTRICTED Written permission required.
Summary:
An interview of Joan T. Washburn conducted 2007 February 3 and April 14, by James Wechsler, for the Archives of American Art, at the Washburn Gallery, 20 West 57th Street, in New York, N.Y.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joan T. Washburn, 2007 February 3-April 14. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation. 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:
Joan T. Washburn (1929- ) is an art dealer and founder of Washburn Gallery in New York, N.Y. James Wechsler (1963- ) is an independent art historian in New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is 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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Women art dealers  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15830
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)292055
AAA_collcode_washbu07
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_292055