Oral history interview with Gordon Bailey Washburn

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Oral history interview with Gordon Bailey Washburn

1977 March 1

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An interview of Gordon Bailey Washburn conducted 1977 March 1, by Virginia Field, for the Archives of American Art. Washburn speaks of his career in museums, with emphasis on his work as director of the Asia House Gallery.

Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 94 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7804056

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Asia House Gallery

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Washburn, Gordon B. (Gordon Bailey), 1904-

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Gordon Bailey Washburn (1904-1983) was an art museum director from New York, N.Y. Director of Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., 1931-1942. Director of Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1942-1949. Director of the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Penn., 1950-1962. Director, Asia House Gallery, New York, N.Y., 1961-1974. From the description of Oral history interview with Gordon Bailey Washburn, 1970 Mar. 4-18 [sound recor...

Field, Virginia, 1917-1992

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Arts administrator; New York, N.Y. Assistant director for Asia House. From the description of Virginia Field papers, 1954-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576942 ...