Oral history interview with Merton D. Simpson
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 4 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Simpson, Merton D. (Merton Daniel), 1928-2013
label: Interviewer
content: Murray, Albert
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: African American art -- African influences
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: 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 for this interview provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Simpson, Merton D. (Merton Daniel), 1928-2013
label: Interviewer
content: Murray, Albert
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013) was a painter and art dealer from New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 62 Pages (Transript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968 November
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.simpso68
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on line.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Merton D. Simpson conducted 1968 November, by Al Murray, for the Archives of American Art.