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Interviewee:
Hirshhorn, Joseph H.  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this
Burliuk, David, 1882-1967  Search this
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this
Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941  Search this
Lerner, Abram  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
48 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1976 Dec. 16
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Joseph H. Hirshhorn conducted 1976 Dec. 16, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Hirshhorn discusses his childhood; working as a stockbroker; his first art acquisition of two Durer engravings; buying Barbizon paintings; his relationship with the A.C.A. Gallery, Milton Avery, David Burliuk, the Collectors Club, Willem de Kooning, Louis M. Eilshemius, Lloyd Goodrich, Edith Gregor Halpert, Abram Lerner, Louise Nevelson, and others. Hirshhorn also describes the alternative plans he considered before giving his collection to the Smithsonian Institution.
Biographical / Historical:
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1889-1981) was an art collector from New York, N.Y. Hirshhorn agreed to donate his collection of modern and contemporary art to the Smithsonian in 1966. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden opened in 1974.
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:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.hirshh76
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91ea51a56-99ac-4474-abdf-2285d89cddc8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hirshh76