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Ralph Rinzler

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Object Details

Author

Penland, Dane A

Subject

Rinzler, Ralph
Assistant Secretary for Public Service
Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in Torch, August 1994

Summary

Ralph Rinzler listens through headphones during the 1988 recording session for the album "Folkways: A Vision Shared." Ralph Carter Rinzler, 59, was former Assistant Secretary for Public Service and founding Director of the Festival of American Folklife.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder: August 1994

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1988

Standard number

88-1476-20 or 88-1476.20

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print
Person, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Museums--Employees
Directors
Folk festivals
Recording studios

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10193

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