International Council of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
99 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 23 min.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Interview of Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson conducted 1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Parkinson discusses her long association with the Museum of Modern Art; early years on the Junior Advisory Committee of the Museum of Modern Art; her aunt, Lillie Bliss; associations with the Rockefellers, including Nelson Rockefeller, Blanchette Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller; exhibitions at the museum, associations with staff, board, supporters, and members. She discusses her involvement with the International Council at the museum. She recalls Alfred Barr, Rene d'Harnoncourt, and Philip Johnson, Conger Goodyear, among others.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson, 1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Biography Note:
Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson (1907-2001) was an art collector and patron from New York City. She was a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art for the majority of her life.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art 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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews Search this
Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Search this
