Interviewee:

Dockstader, Frederick J.  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

60 Pages, Transcript

General Note:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 51 min.

Summary:

Interview of Frederick J. Dockstader conducted 1970 June 16-July 2, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Frederick J. Dockstader, 1970 June 16-July 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Frederick J. Dockstader (1919-1998) was an art consultant, museum director, and silversmith from New York, New York.

Language Note:

English .

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.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

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

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11988

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212617

AAA_collcode_dockst70

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212617