Oral history interview with Betty Parsons

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Oral history interview with Betty Parsons

1981 June 11

An interview of Betty Parsons conducted 1981 June 11, by Gerald Silk, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.

Sound recording: 1 sound cassette : analog.Transcript: 20 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102572

Archives of American Art

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