Hamilton, George Heard, 1910-2004
Art historian, Educator, Arts administrator
Size: Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes (2 hours, 35 min.)
Transcript: 50 p.
Summary: An interview of George Heard Hamilton conducted 1982 July 20, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Hamilton speaks of his education and teaching career at Yale, 1936-1966; his directorship of the Clark Art Institute, 1966-1977; and of his research and publlications.
George Heard Hamilton (1910-2004) was an art historian, art administrator and educator in Williamstown, Mass.
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 others.
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 George Heard Hamilton, 1982 July 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
