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

Sponsor:

This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

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