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Oral history interview with Nell Blaine

Interviewee:
Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996  Search this
Interviewer:
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this
Names:
American Abstract Artists  Search this
Jane Street Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Bell, Leland  Search this
Day, Worden, 1916-1986  Search this
Freilicher, Jack  Search this
Freilicher, Jane, 1924-2014  Search this
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020  Search this
Kresch, Albert, 1922-2022  Search this
Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this
Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975  Search this
Solomon, Hyde, 1911-  Search this
Extent:
86 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1967 June 15
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Nell Blaine conducted 1967 June 15, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

Blaine speaks of her family background; her competitive spirit; commercial art; becoming a "disciple" of Hans Hofmann; Hofmann as a teacher; the influence of Arp, Helion, Leger and Mondrian; the American Abstract Artists group; the Jane Street Gallery; jazz musicians; painting in Paris, Italy, Mexico, Greece, England, and elsewhere; her paralysis caused by polio; design work with Alvin H. Ross; her interest in color and light; landscape and figurative paintings; and the contemporary art scene. She recalls Leland Bell, Worden Day, Jane and Jack Freilicher, Wolf Kahn, Albert Kresch, Larry Rivers, Hyde Solomon, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Nell Blaine (1922-1996) was a painter in New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr.
Provenance:
This interview is 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.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Poliomyelitis  Search this
Artists with disabilities  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.blaine67
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90dab60cd-70c6-4a88-a98b-da4794a49583
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-blaine67
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt

Interviewee:
Brandt, Grace Borgenicht, 1915-2001  Search this
Interviewer:
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this
Names:
Grace Borgenicht Gallery  Search this
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000  Search this
De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985  Search this
Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-1984  Search this
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020  Search this
Extent:
14 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1963 January 10
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Grace Borgenicht Brandt conducted by Dorothy Seckler on 1963 January 10 for the Archives of American Art.

Brandt speaks of the beginnings of the Grace Borgenicht Gallery and her development as a dealer. She recalls the artists Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Jose de Rivera, Jimmy Ernst and Wolf Kahn.
Biographical / Historical:
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (1915-2001) was an art dealer and collector in New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 38 min.
Provenance:
This interview is 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.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women art dealers  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Women art collectors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.brandt63
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ce047d6d-7036-44b7-8a69-98e21ddeed6e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-brandt63
Online Media:

Blue Hills in the Green Mountains, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Lincoln Glenn Gallery New York New York
Date:
1981
Topic:
Landscape--Mountain--Green Mountains  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68900022
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_480153

Oral history interview with Wolf Kahn

Interviewee:
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
169 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1977 Nov. 28-1978 Jan. 6
Scope and Contents:
Interview with Wolf Kahn, conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in his New York City studio, on November 28, 1977 and January 16, 1978.
Kahn speaks of being raised by his grandparents in Germany in the 1930s; coming to England via the children's transport prior to the outbreak of World War II; emigrating to the US after the war; joining the Navy; his art classes at the Hofmann School; his early exhibitions in New York and involvement at the Hansa Gallery; living in Oregon; his artistic influences, including Bonnard, Van Gogh, Kokoschka, and Soutine; the New York art scene in the 1950s, including at the Artists' Club; meeting his wife Emily; the change in his style after visiting Venice; his use of colors and pastels; exhibiting at Grace Borgenicht's Gallery; his experiences teaching art at Haystack and other schools; the idea of the "problem" in formalist art; his working methods; and his impressions of contemporary art and art students. Kahn also recalls Barnett Newman, Meyer Schapiro, Franz Klein, Willem de Kooning, Stuart Davis, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, Felix Pasilis, Clement Greenberg, Stefan Wolpe, Allan Kaprow, Fairfield Porter, Tom Hess, Richard Bellamy, Grace Borgenicht, Frank O'Hara, Milton Avery, Jim Dine, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Wolf Kahn (1927-2020) was a painter from New York, N.Y.
General:
Sound quality is poor.
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.
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.kahn77
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw938201a5e-af3a-4481-970e-b6480738300a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kahn77
Online Media:

Wolf Kahn papers

Creator:
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020  Search this
Names:
Brandt, Grace Borgenicht, 1915-2001  Search this
Extent:
250 Items ((on one microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1956-1969
Scope and Contents:
Personal correspondence; museum and gallery correspondence, including letters with Kahn's dealer Grace Borgenicht Brandt; 4 sketchbooks, photographs and catalogs.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1969 by Wolf Kahn.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.kahnwolf
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99200c2fc-1d9c-49b3-a971-c5fcccfa899d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kahnwolf

Lagoon Bridge, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley Massachusetts 01075 Accession Number: 1979.18.1
Date:
1965
Topic:
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Architecture--Bridge  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60500338
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_459868

Untitled (Landscape), (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Dartmouth College Hood Museum of Art Hanover New Hampshire 03755 Accession Number: D.985.19.2
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Control number:
IAP 30661320
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_457345

Cabin behind Herman Tasha's, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Grace Borgenicht Gallery New York New York
Date:
1956
Topic:
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--Cottage  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8F970112
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_474787

My Shack on the Dunes, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Provincetown Art Association and Museum 460 Commercial Street Provincetown Massachusetts 02657 Accession Number: 1986.566
Date:
1947
Topic:
Landscape--Beach  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--Hut  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8F980037
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_474844

Study for Vermont Cornfield, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565
Date:
1969
Topic:
Study  Search this
Landscape--Vermont  Search this
Landscape--Farm  Search this
Landscape--Plant--Corn  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08261019
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_460323

High Summer, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1986.6.42
Date:
1972
Topic:
Landscape--Season--Summer  Search this
Landscape--Farm  Search this
Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08586338
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_476908

The First Greens of Spring, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1984
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Landscape--Season--Spring  Search this
Control number:
IAP 46900102
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_452888

Saplings, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Control number:
IAP 46900103
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_452889

Barn Silhouette II, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Dartmouth College Hood Museum of Art Hanover New Hampshire 03755 Accession Number: D.984.11
Topic:
Landscape--Farm  Search this
Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this
Control number:
IAP 30661319
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_457344

Untitled (Mother and Child, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Dartmouth College Hood Museum of Art Hanover New Hampshire 03755 Accession Number: D.935.1.40
Date:
1959
Topic:
Figure group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Control number:
IAP 30661321
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_457346

In the Sanctuary (Amherst College), (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Amherst College Mead Art Museum Amherst Massachusetts 01002 Accession Number: 2004.15
Date:
1998
Topic:
Landscape--Massachusetts--Amherst  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Architecture exterior--Education--College  Search this
Architecture exterior--Education--Amherst College  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20091066
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_460583

Power Line II, (painting)

Painter:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Smith College Smith College Museum of Art Elm Street at Bedford Terrace Northampton Massachusetts 01063 Accession Number: 1978:40
Date:
1969
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Science--Power Lines  Search this
Control number:
IAP 22280508
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_455324

Wolf Kahn

Artist:
Kahn, Wolf 1927-2020  Search this
Author:
Miles McEnery Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
144 pages illustrations 29 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
2019
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113277

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