25 Pages, Transcript; 1 Item, Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 39 min
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Joan Ankrum conducted by Betty Hoag on 1964 April 28 for the Archives of American Art.
Ankrum discusses the career of artist Morris Broderson, her nephew, who was deaf. She discusses his exhibitions, and his painting, "The Death of Christ."
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joan Ankrum, 1964 April 28. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3418 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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:
Joan Ankrum (1913-2001) was an art dealer and owner of Ankrum Galleries in Los Angeles, California.
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
