Interviewee:

Janis, Sidney, 1896-1989  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Subject:

Sidney Janis Gallery  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

12 Sound tape reels, Sound recording (22 hours 30 min.), 5 in.; 587 Pages, Transcript

Access Note / Rights:

Use requires an appointment.

ACCESS RESTRICTED written permission required. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FAXED TO CARROLL JANIS.

Summary:

Interview of Sidney Janis conducted 1972 Mar. 21-Sept. 26, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Sidney Janis, 1972 Mar. 21-Sept. 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Sidney Janis (1896-1989) is an art dealer from New York, N.Y. Operated the Sidney Janis Gallery.

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, American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13049

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212744

AAA_collcode_janis72

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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