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Oral history interview with Julien Levy, 1975 May 30

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Interviewee:
Levy, Julien, 1906-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Duchamp, Marcel  Search this
Cornell, Joseph  Search this
Ray, Man  Search this
Levy, Edgar  Search this
Julien Levy Gallery  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
33 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 11 min.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview with Julien Levy conducted 1975 May 30, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Julien Levy, 1975 May 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Partial transcript (Side A only): 35mm microfilm reel 3198 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
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.
Biography Note:
Julien Levy (1906-1981) was an educator, writer, art dealer, and collector from New York, N.Y. and Conn.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is 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 dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12364
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212347
AAA_collcode_levy75
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212347