Interviewee:

Reis, Bernard J.  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this

Guggenheim, Peggy, 1898-1979  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Extent:

64 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1976 June 3-1976 June 10

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Bernard Reis conducted 1976 June 3-1976 June 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Reis speaks of his family background and education; the development of his art collection; and his friendship with various artists, including Jacques Lipchitz, George Grosz and Mark Rothko. He also recalls Peggy Guggenheim.

Biographical / Historical:

Bernard J. Reis (1895-1978) was a art collector and patron from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 31 min.

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 -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  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.reis76

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cbdc1da9-bb60-45c7-af14-ea01af3e0937

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-reis76