Benjamin Forgey papers
name: label: Creator
content: Forgey, Benjamin
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Art -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Art, Municipal
label: Topic
content: City planning
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2014 by Benjamin Forgey.
creator: label: Creator
content: Forgey, Benjamin
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Benjamin Forgey (1938- ) is an architecture and art critic in Washington, D.C. Forgey wrote for the Washington Star from 1964 to 1981, and then for the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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28.7 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1964-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.forgbenj
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.