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Oral history interview with Brooks Jackson, 1976 Mar. 22

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Interviewee:
Jackson, Brooks  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Brauner, Victor  Search this
Matta  Search this
Magritte, RenĂ©  Search this
Tchelitchew, Pavel  Search this
De Chirico, Giorgio  Search this
Ernst, Max  Search this
Cornell, Joseph  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
Berman, Eugene  Search this
Levy, Julien  Search this
Iolas, Alexandros  Search this
Fini, Leonor  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
New York (State)
Physical Description:
1 Item, Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in; 38 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
Interview of Brooks Jackson conducted 1976 Mar. 22, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Jackson speaks of his background; attending the American School of Ballet; why he stopped dancing; his recollections of Madame Hugo; Alexander Iolas' background and his memories of him; how he became interested in art; and working with Iolas. He recalls Alexander Iolas, Pavel Tchelitchew, Giorgio De Chirico, Lenore Fini, Eugene Berman, Victor Brauner, Rene Magritte, Roberto Matta, Max Ernst, Julien Levy, Leo Castelli, Joseph Cornell, and many others.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Brooks Jackson, 1976 Mar. 22. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Brooks Jackson is an art dealer and former dancer from New York, N.Y. Co-owned and operated the Brooks Jackson Iolas Gallery in New York, N.Y.
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
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Ballet  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12916
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212745
AAA_collcode_jackso76
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212745