Collection Information
Size: 1.8 Linear feet
Summary: The selected records of Barn Gallery Associates measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1987. The records consist of research materials and interviews for the book, A Century of Color, 1886-1986: Ogunquit, Maine's Art Colony. The interviews are on twenty-nine sound cassettes. Also included are recorded interviews and transcripts for television and radio programs, and a recording and transcripts of the dedication of the Hamilton Easter Field Art Foundation Collection on June 24, 1966.
Biographical/Historical Note
Barn Gallery Associates, Inc. is a non-profit, educational art institution founded in Ogunquit, Maine, in 1959. Ogunquit became a popular destination for artists beginning in the late 19th century, attracted by the landscape and popularized by Charles Woodbury's art school. Barn Gallery Associates, inc. administers the Barn Gallery which provides exhibit space for artists of the Ogunquit Art Assocation.
Provenance
The Barn Gallery Associates selected records were donated by Barn Gallery Associates through Mary-Leigh Smart, Chairperson of the Publication Committee in 1988.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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