Oral history interview with Thomas Baird, 1989 August 15.

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Oral history interview with Thomas Baird, 1989 August 15.

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Thomas Baird was a curator at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., from 1956 to 1960. Baird described his education and training and the nature of his work at the National Gallery. He recalled the Gallery's relationship to the Kress Foundation and to Chester Dale and other donors. He recalled significant personalities including Perry Cott, David Finley, H. Lester Cooke, Fern Shapley, and John Walker and their working styles and relationships.

2 sound cassettes (ca. 135 minutes)

National Gallery of Art Library

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National Gallery of Art Library

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