Forgey, Benjamin F., 1938-
Art critic
Size: 28.7 linear feet
Summary: A majority of the collection contains subject and research files documenting the writings of Benjamin Forgey and focuses on urban development, the art scene, and museum and monument building projects in Washington, D.C. Also included are administrative files, photographs, correspondence, and sound cassettes of lectures by Forgey on Washington architecture.
Benjamin Forgey (1938- ) is an architecture and art critic in Washington, D.C. Forgey wrote for the Washington Star from 1964 to 1981, and then for the Washington Post where he focused on architecture until his retirement in 2006.
Donated 2014 by Benjamin Forgey.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Benjamin Forgey papers, circa 1964-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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