Oral History Interview with Henry Sayles Francis

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Oral History Interview with Henry Sayles Francis

1974 Mar. 28-1975 July 11

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An interview of Henry Francis Sayles conducted 1974 Mar. 28-1975 July 11, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Francis discusses his childhood and education, attending college at Harvard; working at the Fogg Art Museum and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; his career as curator of prints and paintings at Cleveland Museum of Art; his uncle Henry Sayles, a major collector of Barbizon School paintings; his relationships with dealers, and with the directors and trustees of Cleveland Museum of Art.

4 Items Sound recording: 4 sound files (3 hrs. 15 min.) 130 Pages Transcript

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Cleveland Museum of Art. Department of Art History and Education

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Brown, Robert F.

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Archives of American Art Regional Director of the New England office. From the description of Robert Brown interview, 1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83873055 ...

Sayles, Henry

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Francis, Henry Sayles, 1902-1994

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Henry Sayles Francis was born March 4, 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts to parents George Tappan Francis and Frances Coren Brown. After earning a degree in art history from Harvard University, Francis worked at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Francis worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1927 to 1929. He left to serve as Assistant to the Co-directors at the Fogg Museum and returned to work at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1931. Francis served as Art Historian and Curator of Prints and Pai...