Skip to main content

Richard H. Randall, Jr. (1926-), 1976

 Item
Identifier: OH 8194

Abstract

Personal background; the Walters Art Gallery-the new wing, finances,visitors, changes since he became director, function of a museum, strengthsand weaknesses of the collection, and the relationship of the gallery,trustees, and municipal government.

Dates

  • 1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Director, the Walters Art Gallery, 1965-80.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 Items : 13 oral histories

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This series consists of interviews with Maryland artists and Directors and Managers of Maryland Cultural Institutions. Institutions discussed include the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Baltimore Opera Company, the Maryland Historical Society, the Maryland Institute, the Peabody Institute; the Peale Museum, the Walters Art Gallery, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Center Stage Theatre.

Interviewees include: Artist Grace Hartigan; Adelyn Breeskin, Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, 1947-1962; P. William Filby, Director of the Maryland Historical Society, 1972-1978; Wilbur Hunter, Director of the Peale Museum, 1946-1979; Richard H. Randall, Jr., Director of the Walters Art Gallery, 1965-1980; and author Walter Lord, whose works include A Night to Remember (1955), about the sinking of the Titanic, and The Dawn’s Early Light (1972), about the War of 1812.

Materials available for this series of interviews include audio recordings, photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, biographical material, tape indexes, correspondence, and ephemera. Transcriptions are available for three of the interviews.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750