Interviewee:

Grier, Harry D. M., 1914-1972  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Frick Collection  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording (4 hours 30 min.), 7 in.)

70 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1970 Apr. 21-June 11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Harry Dobson Miller Grier conducted 1970 Apr. 21-June 11, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Grier discusses his study of architecture at Princeton University, teachers and events that influenced him, and the Carnegie Fellowship programs designed to help American students study abroad. He recalls his work with the military during World War II recovering works of art, and speaks of museum operations especially concerning new acquisitions. He talks specifically of his activities as director of the Frick Collection.

Biographical / Historical:

Harry Dobson Miller Grier (1914-1972) was a museum director from New York, N.Y. Director of the Frick Collection, from 1964 until his death in 1972.

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:

Art, American  Search this

Art treasures in war  Search this

Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Function:

Art museums -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.grier70

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw995014b2b-2639-471f-9b3b-d30d85d555fd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-grier70