Burroughs, Clyde H. (Clyde Huntley), 1882-1973
Arts administrator
Size: Transcript: 21 pages
Format: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min. Sound quality is poor.
Summary: An interview of Clyde H. Burroughs conducted 1961 June 1, by William E. Woolfenden, for the Archives of American Art.
Clyde H. Burroughs (1882-1973) was an art administrator from Detroit, Michigan.
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Clyde H. Burroughs, 1961 June 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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