Oral history interview with George Leslie Stout, 1978 March 10-21

Object Details

interviewee

Stout, George L. (George Leslie)

interviewer

Karlstrom, Paul J

Subject

Buck, Richard D.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Worcester Art Museum

Place of publication, production, or execution

United States

Physical Description

Sound recording: 2 Sound tape reels, 5 in.; 59 Pages, Transcript

General Note

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 45 min.

Summary

An interview of George Leslie Stout conducted 1978 March 10-21, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Stout speaks of his education; conservation work at the Fogg Art Museum; his experience as Arts and Monument officer in Europe; conservation in America; and his directorship and Worcester Art Museum, 1947-1954, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1955-1970. He recalls Richard Buck.

Citation

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with George Leslie Stout, 1978 March 10-21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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.

Biography Note

George Leslie Stout (1897-1978) was an art consultant, conservator, and museum director from Menlo Park, California.

Language Note

English .

Provenance

These interviews are 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.

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Record number

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13145

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212275

AAA_collcode_stout78

Type

Sound recordings

Interviews

Archives of American Art

Topic

Art -- Conservation and restoration

Museum directors -- California -- Interviews

Record ID

AAADCD_oh_212275

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