Collection Information

Size: Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.

Transcript: 83 p.

Summary: An interview of Walter Buhl Ford conducted 1977 Aug. 4-Oct. 1, by Marsha Miro, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical/Historical Note

Walter Buhl Ford (1920-1991) was a designer from Detroit, Mich.

Provenance

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.

Funding

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 Walter Buhl Ford, 1977 Aug. 4-Oct. 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.