Item Information
Title: Conversations about recording machines and art
Date: 1950 July 29
Physical Details: 1 sound wire reel ; 15 min., 26 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts. Sound is scratchy and distorted, recording level is low, and portions are difficult or impossible to understand. Recording begins with a two-minute talk about wire recording machines. Most of recording has art-related conversation such as Aldro T. Hibbard's comments on Augustus Johns's portrait of George Bernard Shaw. Also included is some piano playing.
Creator: Hibbard, Aldro T. (Aldro Thompson), 1886-1972
Forms part of: Aldro T. Hibbard papers, 1914-1971
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Aldro T. (Aldro Thompson) Hibbard. Conversations about recording machines and art, 1950 July 29. Aldro T. Hibbard papers, 1914-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 26536