Interviewee:

Wittenborn, George, 1905-1974  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

47 Pages, Transcript

General Note:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 10 min.

Access Note / Rights:

Use requires an appointment.

Summary:

Interview of George Wittenborn conducted 1973 April 12-July 6, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with George Wittenborn, 1973 April 12-July 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

George Wittenborn (1905-1974) was a collector and art dealer from New York, N.Y.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art 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

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12638

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213211

AAA_collcode_witten73

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213211