Interviewee:

Johnson, Una E.  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Schniewind, Carl Oscar, 1900-1957  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound tape reels (Sound recroding , 5 in.)

140 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Drawings

Date:

1971 Jan. 5-July 29

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Una Johnson conducted 1971 Jan. 5-July 29, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Johnson discusses her tenure as Head Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Brooklyn Museum during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Biographical / Historical:

Una E. Johnson (1905-1997) was a curator and art historian from Dayton, Iowa. She was Head Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Brooklyn Museum from 1942-1969.

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 historians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Printmakers  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Women art historians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Drawings -- 19th century

Drawings -- 20th century

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.johnso71

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw981db38e7-5827-42e4-96a1-295aa910bb3b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-johnso71