Oral history interview with Ernst Halberstadt

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Oral history interview with Ernst Halberstadt

1979 Feb. 16

An interview of Ernst Halberstadt conducted 1979 Feb. 16, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7916857

Archives of American Art

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