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Creator:

Armer, Ruth, 1896-1977  Search this

Citation:

Ruth Armer papers, 1911-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8803

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210988

AAA_collcode_armeruth

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210988

Creator:

Loran, Erle, 1905-1999  Search this

Subject:

Bearden, Romare  Search this

Cézanne, Paul  Search this

Dasburg, Andrew  Search this

Greenberg, Clement  Search this

Haley, John  Search this

Hartley, Marsden  Search this

Hatfield, Dalzell  Search this

Hofmann, Hans  Search this

Levinson, Harry  Search this

Still, Clyfford  Search this

Schaefer, Bertha  Search this

Sabean, Samuel  Search this

Wilke, Ulfert  Search this

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco  Search this

University of California, Berkeley  Search this

Friends of Ethnic Art  Search this

San Francisco Art Institute  Search this

Type:

Watercolors

Sketches

Photographs

Writings

Citation:

Erle Loran papers, 1912-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, Abstract  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9167

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211362

AAA_collcode_loraerle

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211362

Creator:

Schaeffer, Rudolph Frederick, 1886-1988  Search this

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd  Search this

Cunningham, Imogen  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Adams, Ansel  Search this

Frey, Caroline  Search this

Frey, Fred  Search this

Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design  Search this

East & West Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Christmas cards

Designs

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Sound recordings

Transcripts

Place:

Japan -- Description and Travel

Citation:

Rudolph Schaeffer papers, 1880s-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Designers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art, Asian  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Authors -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Color -- Study and teaching  Search this

Theme:

Architecture & Design  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9605

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211811

AAA_collcode_scharudo

Theme:

Architecture & Design

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211811

Creator:

Frankenstein, Alfred Victor, 1906-1981  Search this

Subject:

Peto, John Frederick  Search this

Haberle, John  Search this

Copley, John Singleton  Search this

Murdock, Roland P.  Search this

Decker, Joseph  Search this

Harnett, William Michael  Search this

Ives, Charles  Search this

Mount, William Sidney  Search this

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton  Search this

Jenkins, Paul  Search this

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this

American Arts Alliance  Search this

California Palace of the Legion of Honor  Search this

San Francisco Chronicle (Firm)  Search this

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Photographs

Sound recordings

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers, 1875-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Art criticism -- United States  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10066

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212928

AAA_collcode_franalfr

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212928

Creator:

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco  Search this

Subject:

Haley, Monica E.  Search this

Loran, Clyta  Search this

Loran, Erle  Search this

Maret, Allen  Search this

Neuhaus, Robert  Search this

Pearson, Billy  Search this

Stendahl, Alfred  Search this

Willis, James  Search this

Anneberg, Margery  Search this

Campbell, Charles  Search this

Chipp, Herschel Browning  Search this

Dawson, Lawrence E.  Search this

Franklin, Marc  Search this

Franklin, Ruth  Search this

Frye, Melinda Young  Search this

Haley, John  Search this

Berrin, Kathleen  Search this

Brown, Letitia  Search this

Marquis, Elayne  Search this

Schaefer, Stacy B.  Search this

Seligman, Thomas K.  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco interviews with artists, 1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Primitive -- Exhibitions  Search this

Art, African  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10627

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214178

AAA_collcode_fineamsf

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214178

Interviewee:

Foote, Bill, 1937-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Foote, Peggy, 1935-  Search this

Arneson, Robert  Search this

Bransten, Rena  Search this

Carnwath, Squeak  Search this

Champion, Gloria  Search this

Coykendall, Vernon  Search this

Fiske, Charles  Search this

Foote, Bill  Search this

Frey, Viola  Search this

Hanson, Shirley  Search this

Hoffman, Nancy  Search this

Knecht, Gary  Search this

Laycox, Jack  Search this

Maybeck, Jackie  Search this

McDonald, Richard  Search this

Perry, Sam  Search this

Schulz, Maryanne  Search this

Treadwell, Noni Eccles  Search this

Voulkos, Peter  Search this

Wenger, Leslie  Search this

Viola Frey Oral History Project  Search this

California College of Arts and Crafts (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Bill and Peggy Foote, 2014 February 16-17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Feminism and art  Search this

Women art collectors  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16168

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366486

AAA_collcode_foote14

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_366486

Interviewee:

Wright, Virginia, 1929-2020  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Art Collectors: A Project in Partnership with the Center for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick Collection  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Virginia Wright, 2017 March 22- 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Philanthropists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Women art collectors  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17481

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)388917

AAA_collcode_wright17

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_388917

Interviewee:

Haas, Mimi, 1946-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Art Collectors: A Project in Partnership with the Center for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick Collection  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Mimi Haas, 2018 Oct. 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women art collectors  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17617

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)397359

AAA_collcode_haas18

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_397359

Interviewee:

Foote, Bill, 1937-  Search this

Foote, Peggy, 1935-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Names:

California College of Arts and Crafts (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Viola Frey Oral History Project  Search this

Arneson, Robert, 1930-1992  Search this

Bransten, Rena, 1933-  Search this

Carnwath, Squeak, 1947-  Search this

Champion, Gloria  Search this

Coykendall, Vernon  Search this

Fiske, Charles  Search this

Foote, Bill, 1937-  Search this

Frey, Viola, 1933-2004  Search this

Hanson, Shirley  Search this

Hoffman, Nancy, 1944-  Search this

Knecht, Gary  Search this

Laycox, Jack  Search this

Maybeck, Jackie  Search this

McDonald, Richard  Search this

Perry, Sam, 1963-  Search this

Schulz, Maryanne  Search this

Treadwell, Noni Eccles  Search this

Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002  Search this

Wenger, Leslie  Search this

Extent:

5 Items (sound files (4 hrs., 38 min.), digital, wav)

131 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2014 February 16-17

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Bill and Peggy Foote conducted 2014 February 16-17, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Viola Frey Oral History Project at Bill's office and home in San Francisco, California.

Dr. and Ms. Foote speak of their early days growing up and their introduction to art; their meeting in Stockton; the beginnings of the Lincoln Square Gallery; their introduction to Viola Frey; their increasing involvement as art dealers in the Bay Area in the '60s and '70s; Peggy Foote's time at the California College of Arts and Crafts; their collection of Viola Frey's work and other artists' work; their interactions with Charles Fiske and Viola Frey; Frey's early years in Lodi; Frey's love of collecting jewelry and small ceramic figurines; and Frey's work in relation to gender issues. They also discuss Frey and Fiske's health issues; Frey's time at CCAC; Frey's relationship with Fiske; Frey's work as it related to Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos and other Bay Area artists; Peggy Foote's gallery Conway Antiques in the 70's and 80's; Bill Foote's remembrances at Frey's memorial. Mr. and Ms. Foote also recall Shirley Hanson, Rena Bransten, Squeak Carnwath, Gary Knecht, Leslie Wenger, Nancy Hoffman, Richard McDonald, Maryanne Schulz, the Wiebe twins, Robert Arneson, Vernon Coykendall, Noni Eccles Treadwell, Sam Perry, Jackie Maybeck, Gloria Champion, Jack Laycox, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Bill Foote (1937- ) and his wife Peggy (1935- ) are art collectors and retired art and antique dealers in San Francisco, California who collected Viola Frey's works of art. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Provenance:

This interview is 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 administrators.

Occupation:

Antique dealers  Search this

Art dealers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Feminism and art  Search this

Women art collectors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Artists' Legacy Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.foote14

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91dd75b8f-c2c8-4bd2-af4e-5c0e95429cbd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-foote14

Interviewee:

Haas, Mimi, 1946-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Names:

Art Collectors: A Project in Partnership with the Center for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick Collection  Search this

Extent:

2 Items (sound files (1 hr., 43 min.) Audio, digital, wav)

33 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2018 Oct. 26

Scope and Contents:

An oral history interview with Mimi Haas conducted 2018 October 26, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art and the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection, at Haas' home in San Francisco, California.

Haas describes growing up in the Washington, D.C. area; her early interests in both politics and art, as well as the beginnings of her focus on philanthropy; her involvement with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, first as a docent and later as a board member and chair of various committees; her marriage to Peter Haas and the establishment of the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund; her work on the expansions of SFMOMA as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Haas discusses the focus of the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund on providing support for early childhood education for children at risk; her sons Ari and Daniel Lurie; her work on the boards of SFMOMA and MoMA; the importance of having relationships with artists and the importance for modern art museums to collect contemporary work; the legacy plans for the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund. Haas also recalls Elise Haas; Gary Garrels; Robert Ryman; Brice Marden; Sigmar Polke; Neal Benezra, as well as Matilda Kunin; Phyllis Wattis; Becca Prowda; Richard Serra; John Caldwell; and Jack Lane, among others.

Biographical / Historical:

Interviewee Mimi Haas (1946- ) is a community volunteer and art collector in San Francisco, California. Interviewer Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Provenance:

This interview is 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 administrators.

Restrictions:

The transcript and recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Philanthropists  Search this

Topic:

Women art collectors  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by Barbara Fleischman.

Identifier:

AAA.haas18

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c66b41c9-dce4-45d0-999c-cf59c1732e1b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-haas18

Interviewee:

Wright, Virginia, 1929-2020  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Names:

Art Collectors: A Project in Partnership with the Center for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick Collection  Search this

Extent:

88 Pages (Transcript)

4 Items (sound files (3 hrs., 13 min.), digital, wav)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 March 22- 23

Scope and Contents:

An oral history interview with Virginia Wright conducted 2017 March 22-23, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art and the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection, at Wright's home in Seattle, Washington.

Biographical / Historical:

Virginia Wright (1929-2020) was an art collector and philanthropist in Seattle, Washington. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Provenance:

This interview is 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 administrators.

Restrictions:

The transcript and recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Philanthropists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Women art collectors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by Barbara Fleischman.

Identifier:

AAA.wright17

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94984af58-7179-4581-b53c-4d3f6ec417ba

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wright17

Interviewee:

Armer, Ruth, 1896-1977  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Bellows, George, 1882-1925  Search this

Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this

Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this

Stein, Leo, 1872-1947  Search this

Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this

Extent:

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1974 August 14

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ruth Armer conducted 1974 August 14, by Paul J. Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Armer speaks of her early interest in art; her education; moving to New York City in 1918; studying at the Art Students League under John Sloan, Robert Henri and George Bellows and the influences of Leo Stein and Max Weber. She discusses her early work in portrait painting; returning to San Francisco and working as a commercial artist; problems facing women artists in the 1930s; becoming a teacher; and her opinions of San Francisco art.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Armer (1896-1977) was a painter and art collector from San Francisco, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 39 min.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Collectors  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.armer74

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw998ed8042-a28d-4d3a-9418-5742d7ef5c02

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-armer74

Creator:

Armer, Ruth, 1896-1977  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1911-1976

Summary:

The papers of painter Ruth Armer measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1976. The collection includes scattered documentation of Armer's career through printed bookplates, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, and writings and notes.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter Ruth Armer measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1976. The collection includes scattered documentation of Armer's career through printed bookplates, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, and writings and notes.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Armer (1896-1977) was a painter active in San Francisco, California.

Armer studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art (San Francisco Art Institute) and in New York City with Robert Henri, George Bellows, and John Sloan. During her career she worked as a commercial illustrator as well as a landscape and portrait artist. In the late-1930s she experimented with abstraction, a tendency reinforced by contact with the California School of Fine Arts abstract expressionist movement in the late-1940s.

Armer taught for years in the Bay area and was an active exhibiting artist until her death.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview with Ruth Armer conducted by Paul Karlstrom on 1974 August 14.

Provenance:

Ruth Armer donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1974. Additional material was donated by John and Robert Brantsen in 1986.

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:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Collectors -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Citation:

Ruth Armer papers, 1911-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.armeruth

See more items in:

Ruth Armer papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92460344a-3937-4a91-9d4b-dde14560d916

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-armeruth

Interviewee:

Rodriguez, Peter, 1926-  Search this

Interviewer:

Wagner, Nora  Search this

Subject:

Garcia, Rupert  Search this

Hernandez, Ester  Search this

Williams, Adriana  Search this

Reyes Ferreira, Jesus  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino  Search this

Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás  Search this

Dickey, Terry P.  Search this

Galería de la Raza (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Mexican Museum  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Peter Rodriguez, 2004 October 23-24. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Philosophy  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13148

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)249267

AAA_collcode_rodrig04

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_249267

Interviewee:

Rodriguez, Peter, 1926-  Search this

Interviewer:

Wagner, Nora  Search this

Names:

Galería de la Raza (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Mexican Museum  Search this

Dickey, Terry P.  Search this

Garcia, Rupert, 1941-  Search this

Hernandez, Ester, 1944-  Search this

Reyes Ferreira, Jesus  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-  Search this

Williams, Adriana, 1933-  Search this

Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás, 1938-  Search this

Extent:

32 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2004 October 23-24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Peter Rodriguez conducted 2004 October 23-24, by Nora Wagner, for the Archives of American Art, in San Francisco, Calif.

Rodriguez speaks of his family background, early childhood and elementary art education; travels to Mexico, Alaska, Colorado, and Washington, D.C.; exhibitions he participated in as well as curated; joining Galería de la Raza; the founding of the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, grants received and support from the San Francisco community; artists Jesse Aguirre, Manuel Villamor, and Ester Hernandez; Ann Rockefeller Roberts and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection of Mexican Folkart, acquired by the Mexican Museum in 1985. Rodriquez also discusses the various art forms he works in, including, sculpture, tapestry, oil painting, acrylic painting, portraits of artists, and pen and ink drawings; a collection of chairs he made; his 1992 Retrospective at the Haggin Museum, in Stockton, Calif.; his creativity and color scheme for exhibitions; appointment as an Art Commissioner for the city of San Francisco, 1977-1986; the Rosa Covarrubias collection; the different locations of the Mexico Museum; current funding for a new building on Mission Street; the exhibition "Lo del Corazon"; and his own hopes for the future of the Mexican Museum. Rodriguez also recalls Rufino Tamayo, Adriana Williams, Lauro Lopez, Chucho Reyes Ferreira, Rupert Garcia, Alfredo Arreguin, Candelario Medrano, Terrey Dickey, Bea Carrillo, and Tomás Ybarra-Frausto.

Biographical / Historical:

Peter Rodriguez (1926- ) is the founder and former director of the Mexican Museum, in San Francisco, Calif. Nora Wagner (1938- ) is a program director at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, Calif.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 14 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 34 min.

Provenance:

This interview is 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 administrators.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Philosophy  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview provided by the Goldsmith Foundation.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.rodrig04

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95ed24d12-816f-44f5-b321-1c6335ad4919

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rodrig04

Interviewee:

Wilder, Nicholas, 1937 or 8-1989  Search this

Interviewer:

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Subject:

Artforum  Search this

Lanyon Art Gallery  Search this

Nicholas Wilder Gallery  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Nicholas Wilder, 1988 July 18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11998

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214891

AAA_collcode_wilder88

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214891

Interviewee:

Oliver, Steven H.  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Viola Frey Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Steven H. Oliver, 2014 September 2-3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16204

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)368184

AAA_collcode_oliver14

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_368184

Interviewee:

Wilder, Nicholas  Search this

Interviewer:

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Names:

Artforum  Search this

Lanyon Art Gallery  Search this

Nicholas Wilder Gallery  Search this

Extent:

104 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1988 July 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Nicholas Wilder conducted 1988 July 18, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art.

Wilder discusses his education; working for the Lanyon Art Gallery near San Francisco; opening the Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles in 1965 and operating it until it closed in 1979; the Los Angeles art scene in the 60s and how it has changed; Charlie Cowles and the founding of ARTFORUM magazine; and artists his gallery handled including Bruce Nauman, Joe Goode and Tom Holland.

Biographical / Historical:

Nicholas Wilder (1937 or 1938-1989) was an art dealer and painter in Los Angeles, California and New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 36 min.

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 administrators.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.wilder88

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw960886bc1-44be-4219-968b-d6f30d70eb2f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilder88

Interviewee:

Oliver, Steven H.  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Creator:

Viola Frey Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Viola Frey Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

5 Items (Sound recording: 5 sound files (2 hr., 54 min.), digital, wav)

99 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2014 September 2-3

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Steven H. Oliver conducted 2014 September 2-3, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Viola Frey Oral History Project, at the Oliver & Company offices in Richmond, California.

Biographical / Historical:

Steven H. Oliver (1941- ) is an art collector and patron in Richmond, California. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California. Oliver was the Board Chair of the California College of the Arts, 1983-1987, during Frey's tenure, and is currently the president of Oliver & Company, a construction and development company, in Richmond, California.

General:

Originally recorded as 5 sound files. Duration is 2 hr., 54 min.

Provenance:

This interview is 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 administrators.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Artists' Legacy Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.oliver14

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91ad6c651-6e70-4623-a505-90ef33b430d0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-oliver14

Interviewee:

Armer, Ruth, 1896-1977  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J  Search this

Subject:

Bellows, George  Search this

Henri, Robert  Search this

Sloan, John  Search this

Stein, Leo  Search this

Weber, Max  Search this

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ruth Armer, 1974 August 14. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13090

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211933

AAA_collcode_armer74

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211933