Interviewee:

Carlen, Robert, 1906-1990  Search this

Interviewer:

Pacini, Marina  Search this

Names:

Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation  Search this

Pyramid Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Extent:

10 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1988 March 17

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Robert Carlen conducted 1988 March 17, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art.

This interview was conducted as a follow-up to his 1985 interview with Catherine Stover. Carlen speaks of Black artists in Philadelphia; various artists Carlen knew over the years; and the Carl Schurtz Foundation and the Pyramid Club.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Carlen (1906-1990) was an art dealer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 28 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.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American societies  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.carlen88

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97d94907f-63ed-4d7d-ba22-ed9c96ef372b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-carlen88