Hibben, Eleanor B., 1898-1992
Size: Sound recording: 1 sound cassette : analog.
Transcript: 31 p.
Summary: An interview of Eleanor "Brownie" Hibben conducted 1991 Oct. 25, by Suzan Campbell, for the Archives of American Art.
Hibben discusses her life in New Mexico and her friendship with painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Eleanor B. Hibben (1898-1992) was friends with Georgia O'Keeffe and lived in Albuqueque, N.M.
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators. Funding for this interview was provided by the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Eleanor "Brownie" Hibben, 1991 Oct. 25. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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