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Interviewee:

Eckstein, Joanna, 1903-1983  Search this

Interviewer:

Ragen, Suzanne  Search this

Subject:

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joanna Eckstein, 1983 April 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art patronage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art patrons -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Art Collectors  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12765

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212428

AAA_collcode_eckste83

Theme:

Art Collectors

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212428

Interviewee:

Gerber, Anne  Search this

Interviewer:

Focke, Anne  Search this

Subject:

Henry Art Gallery  Search this

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Anne Gerber, 1983 Feb. 24-Apr. 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

Art patronage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art patrons -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Art Collectors  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13276

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212433

AAA_collcode_gerber83

Theme:

Art Collectors

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212433

Interviewee:

Gerber, Anne  Search this

Interviewer:

Focke, Anne  Search this

Names:

Henry Art Gallery  Search this

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Extent:

5 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

73 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 Feb. 24-Apr. 21

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Anne Gerber conducted 1983 Feb. 24-Apr. 21, by Anne Focke, at the artist's home, in Seattle, Wash., for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project.

Gerber speaks of her family background; her education; her marriage; her and her husband's interest in fair housing and other social issues; her early interest in art and collecting; the Seattle Art Museum, the Henry Gallery, and other galleries; and other interests, including music and architecture.

Biographical / Historical:

Anne Gerber is a collector and patron from Seattle, Wash.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Topic:

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

Art patronage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art patrons -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  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.gerber83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98183c953-ad60-431e-9d06-4cb3c1ea80dc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gerber83

Interviewee:

Eckstein, Joanna, 1903-1983  Search this

Interviewer:

Ragen, Suzanne  Search this

Names:

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Extent:

56 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 April 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Joanna Eckstein conducted on 1983 April 7, by Suzanne Ragen, in Seattle, Washington, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project.

Eckstein speaks of her family background; education; the development of her art and poetry interests; the Seattle art scene prior to the opening of the Seattle Art Museum; the Museum's collecting policy and administration; art in public and private places; and her thoughts on aging well. She recalls the painter Mark Tobey. The interview is followed by Eckstein's speech on the history of the Seattle Art Museum delivered to the Docent Council at the Museum.

Biographical / Historical:

Joanna Eckstein (1903-1983) was an art patron from Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav file. Duration is 3 hr., 22 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington, and Montana.

Topic:

Art patronage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art patrons -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Function:

Art museums -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

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.eckste83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw937242987-564d-4016-9166-852eebee48df

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-eckste83

Interviewee:

Thompson, Jan Newstrom  Search this

Interviewer:

Prince, Sue Ann  Search this

Subject:

Callahan, Harry M.  Search this

Callahan, Kenneth  Search this

Graves, Morris  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Jan Thompson, 1983 September 6-November 16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Art patronage  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women art patrons  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12209

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212454

AAA_collcode_thomps83

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212454

Interviewee:

Thompson, Jan Newstrom  Search this

Interviewer:

Prince, Sue Ann  Search this

Names:

Callahan, Harry M.  Search this

Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986  Search this

Graves, Morris, 1910-  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Extent:

67 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 September 6-November 16

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jan Thompson conducted 1983 September 6-1983 November 16, by Sue Ann Kendall, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project at the artist's home in Seattle, Washington.

Thompson speaks of her association with Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan and others; women in Northwest art; her lack of interest in figurative painting; and abstract expressionism and pop art. She recalls John Cage.

Biographical / Historical:

Jan Newstrom Thompson is an arts patron from Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 11 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Art patrons -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Art patronage  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women art patrons  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.thomps83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9438ad656-5731-4ea0-aef8-9464045994ca

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-thomps83