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Oral history interview with Judith Baca, 1986 August 5-6

Interviewee:
Baca, Judith Francisca, 1946-  Search this
Interviewer:
Mesa-Bains, Amalia  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Judith Baca, 1986 August 5-6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Mexican American art  Search this
Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this
Chicano art movement  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women muralists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5436
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211937
AAA_collcode_baca86
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211937
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Oral history interview with Susanne Ghez, 2011 Jan. 25-26

Interviewee:
Ghez, Susanne, 1937-  Search this
Interviewer:
Richards, Judith Olch  Search this
Subject:
Enwezor, Okwui  Search this
Flood, Richard G.  Search this
Paschke, Ed  Search this
Reid, Katharine Lee  Search this
Rorimer, Anne  Search this
Spector, Buzz  Search this
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art  Search this
University of Chicago. Renaissance Society  Search this
Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Susanne Ghez, 2011 Jan. 25-26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15916
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)297010
AAA_collcode_ghez11
Theme:
Women
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_297010

Oral history interview with Nina von Eckardt, 2012 July 31 and August 13

Interviewee:
von Eckardt, Nina, 1940-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Subject:
Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Nina von Eckardt, 2012 July 31 and August 13. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Women illustrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16061
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)311672
AAA_collcode_voneck12
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_311672
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Olga Burroughs, 1964 October 25

Interviewee:
Burroughs, Olga  Search this
Interviewer:
McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this
Subject:
Bufano, Beniamino  Search this
Kingman, Dong  Search this
Oldfield, Otis  Search this
Sacramento Art Center  Search this
Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Olga Burroughs, 1964 October 25. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12874
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213346
AAA_collcode_burrou64
Theme:
New Deal
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213346
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Dorothy Collins, 1964 July 7

Interviewee:
Collins, Dorothy, 1893-  Search this
Interviewer:
McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this
Subject:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Dorothy Collins, 1964 July 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13184
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213373
AAA_collcode_collin64
Theme:
New Deal
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213373

Adele S. Brown papers, 1935-1982

Creator:
Brown, Adele Smith, 1910-  Search this
Subject:
Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington  Search this
Phillips Studio House  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Phillips Memorial Gallery  Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Citation:
Adele S. Brown papers, 1935-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Art organizations  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6669
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215992
AAA_collcode_browadel
Theme:
Women
Art organizations
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215992

Oral history interview with Adele S. Brown and William H. Calfee, 1995 January 11

Interviewee:
Brown, Adele Smith, 1910-  Search this
Interviewer:
Kirwin, Liza, 1957-  Search this
Subject:
Calfee, William H. (William Howard), 1909-1995  Search this
Knaths, Karl  Search this
Phillips, Duncan  Search this
Watkins, Law Bradley  Search this
Acheson, Alice  Search this
Cross, Bernice  Search this
Groves, George  Search this
Phillips, Marjorie  Search this
West, Hal  Search this
Marin, John  Search this
Gates, Robert Franklin  Search this
Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme  Search this
Crosby, Caresse  Search this
Tworkov, Jack  Search this
Taylor, Prentiss  Search this
Noland, Kenneth  Search this
Phillips Studio House  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Adele S. Brown and William H. Calfee, 1995 January 11. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13083
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216198
AAA_collcode_brown95
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_216198
Online Media:

Adele S. Brown papers

Creator:
Brown, Adele Smith, 1910-  Search this
Names:
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington  Search this
Phillips Memorial Gallery  Search this
Phillips Studio House  Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1935-1982
Summary:
The scattered papers of arts administrator Adele Smith Brown date from 1935 to 1982 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found are letters from artists and material relating to Brown's work at the Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington and the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of arts administrator Adele Smith Brown date from 1935 to 1982 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found are letters from artists and material relating to Brown's work at the Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington, and the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts.
Biographical / Historical:
Adele S. Brown (1910-2001) was an arts administrator and instructor, active in Washington, D.C. She worked at the Phillips Studio House of the Phillips Memorial Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art Gallery, and was an exhibition assistant for the Section of Fine Arts.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1996 by Adele S. Brown.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Educators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Citation:
Adele S. Brown papers, 1935-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.browadel
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw907eb3db0-6d85-4704-a06e-463d99562821
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-browadel
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Oral history interview with Ti-Grace Atkinson, 1972 May 7

Interviewee:
Atkinson, Ti-Grace, 1938-  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Still, Clyfford  Search this
University of Pennsylvania. Institute of Contemporary Art  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ti-Grace Atkinson, 1972 May 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Feminism and art  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12340
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212520
AAA_collcode_atkins72
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212520

Oral history interview with Louisa Dresser, 1972 October 19

Interviewee:
Campbell, Louisa Dresser, 1907-1989  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Louisa Dresser, 1972 October 19. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11845
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212647
AAA_collcode_dresse72
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212647

Oral history interview with Louisa Dresser

Interviewee:
Campbell, Louisa Dresser, 1907-1989  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Extent:
38 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1972 October 19
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Louisa Dresser conducted 1972 October 19, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Louisa Dresser (1907-1989) was an art administrator and art historian from Worcester, Massachusetts.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 49 min.
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.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Worcester  Search this
Art historians -- Massachusetts -- Worcester  Search this
Museum curators -- Massachusetts -- Worcester  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.dresse72
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw945851cdc-1f54-49a5-b8ed-34feb82aee6e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-dresse72

Oral history interview with Nancy Hom, 2020 August 30

Interviewee:
Hom, Nancy, 1949-  Search this
Interviewer:
Ho, Melissa  Search this
Subject:
Pandemic Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Video recordings
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Nancy Hom, 2020 August 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Asian American art  Search this
Asian American artists  Search this
Asian American illustrators  Search this
Asian American curators  Search this
Chinese American art  Search this
Chinese American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Pandemics  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease)  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts  Search this
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Women illustrators  Search this
Theme:
Asian American  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21990
AAA_collcode_hom20
Theme:
Asian American
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_21990

Mildred Baker papers, 1882

Creator:
Baker, Mildred, 1905-1998  Search this
Subject:
McMahon, Audrey  Search this
Weiss, Adolph  Search this
Baker, Jacob  Search this
Newark Museum  Search this
Salons of America, Inc.  Search this
Index of American Design  Search this
Municipal Art Committee (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Federal Art Project  Search this
Technical Services Laboratory (National Space Technology Laboratories)  Search this
United Federal Workers of America  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Interviews
Transcripts
Citation:
Mildred Baker papers, 1882. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Art -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5842
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208682
AAA_collcode_bakemild
Theme:
Women
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208682
Online Media:

Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers, 1927-1979 and [undated]

Creator:
Bliss, Lizzie P. (Lizzie Plummer), 1864-1931  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers, 1927-1979 and [undated]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6764
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208889
AAA_collcode_blislizz
Theme:
Women
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208889

E. Boyd memoirs, 1963 November 6

Creator:
Boyd, E. (Elizabeth), 1903-1974  Search this
Subject:
Index of American Design  Search this
Federal Art Project  Search this
Citation:
E. Boyd memoirs, 1963 November 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Folk art  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5440
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208912
AAA_collcode_boydeliz
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208912

Vivian Browne papers, 1959-1968

Creator:
Browne, Vivian E., 1929-1993  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Vivian Browne papers, 1959-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Women  Search this
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6851
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208978
AAA_collcode_browvivi
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Women
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208978

Eleanor Howland Bunce papers, 1936-1987

Creator:
Bunce, Eleanor Howland, 1905-  Search this
Subject:
Tanguy, Yves  Search this
Blume, Peter  Search this
Calder, Alexander  Search this
Citation:
Eleanor Howland Bunce papers, 1936-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7116
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209250
AAA_collcode_buncelea
Theme:
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209250

Elizabeth Nottingham Day papers, circa 1910-1956

Creator:
Day, Elizabeth Nottingham, 1907-1956  Search this
Subject:
Federal Art Project (Va.)  Search this
Beverley Studios (Staunton, Va.)  Search this
Citation:
Elizabeth Nottingham Day papers, circa 1910-1956. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Landscape painting  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7393
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209550
AAA_collcode_dayeliz
Theme:
Women
New Deal
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209550

Agnes Rindge Claflin papers concerning Alexander Calder, 1936-circa 1970s

Creator:
Claflin, Agnes Rindge, 1900-1977  Search this
Subject:
Calder, Alexander  Search this
Vassar College  Search this
Type:
Postcards
Manuscripts
Photographs
Illustrated letters
Citation:
Agnes Rindge Claflin papers concerning Alexander Calder, 1936-circa 1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Mobiles (Sculpture)  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7439
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209597
AAA_collcode_clafagne
Theme:
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209597
Online Media:

Katherine Coffey papers, 1940-1972

Creator:
Coffey, Katherine  Search this
Subject:
Newark Museum  Search this
Citation:
Katherine Coffey papers, 1940-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7475
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209633
AAA_collcode_coffkath
Theme:
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209633

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