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Interviewee:
Moore, Gertrude Herdle, 1896-1993  Search this
Herdle, Isabel  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Names:
University of Rochester. Memorial Art Gallery  Search this
Herdle, George, 1868-1922  Search this
Extent:
55 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
1979 July 27
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Gertrude Herdle Moore and Isabel Herdle conducted 1979 July 27, by Robert F. Brown.
Moore and Herdle discuss the development of the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, N.Y. under their father, George Herdle; creation of the first national ceramic exhibition; ethnic art exhibitions in the 1920s; nurturing a balanced acquisition program; and the significance of arts and crafts from the Finger Lakes region of New York state.
Biographical / Historical:
Gertrude Herdle Moore (1896-1993) and Isabel Herdle are daughters of George Herdle (1868-1922), first director of the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, N.Y., 1913-1922.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 53 min.
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.
Occupation:
Museum directors -- New York (State) -- Rochester  Search this
Topic:
Decorative arts  Search this
Function:
Art museums -- New York (State) -- Rochester
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.moore79
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d05b61ea-e87c-4eed-a6fb-933492b5f21f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-moore79