Interviewee:

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Extent:

29 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1974 June 27

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Adelyn Breeskin conducted 1974 June 27, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's office in Washington, D.C., 1974 June 27.

Biographical / Historical:

Adelyn Dohme Breeskin (1896-1986) was a curator and art historian from Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 3 min.

Provenance:

This interview is 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Art historians -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Art museum curators -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Art museum directors -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Women art historians  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.breesk74

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97f6a3978-ba4c-423f-bdbf-ecdbe38263c5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-breesk74