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Oral history interview with Marian Locks

Interviewee:
Locks, Marian  Search this
Interviewer:
Pacini, Marina  Search this
Names:
Marian Locks Gallery  Search this
Andrade, Edna, 1917-2008  Search this
Brady, Luther W., 1925-  Search this
Chimes, Thomas, 1921-2009  Search this
Formicola, John Joseph, 1941-  Search this
Havard, James Pinkney, 1937-  Search this
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974  Search this
Osborne, Elizabeth, 1936-  Search this
Rohrer, Warren  Search this
Extent:
133 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1989 Sept. 20-29
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Marian Locks conducted, 1989 Sept, 20-29, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Locks discusses her early life, education, and the evolution of the Marian Locks Gallery, founded in 1968, which represented Philadelphia artists. Locks discusses the artists represented by the gallery including Edna Andrade, Liz Osborne, John Formicola, James Havard, Tom Chimes, and Warren Rohrer. Along with a discussion of how she met each artist and his/her stylistic development over the years, Locks discusses the sale of the artists' works, who their collectors were and how successful they were over the years. Among the collectors discussed are Dr. Luther Brady and various Philadelphia corporations. She discusses exhibitions at the gallery such as a group show of women artists, and an exhibit of Louis Kahn drawings. She discusses the gallery scene in Philadelphia; efforts to get recognition for Philadelphia artists through the press; the Philadelphia press coverage of the art scene; the relationship between the city's museums and artists; and recent changes in the Marian Locks Gallery.
Biographical / Historical:
Marian Locks (1915-2010) was an art dealer from Philadelphia, Pa.
General:
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 15 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are 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.
Restrictions:
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Art dealers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.locks89
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91df3dd07-8c23-4b47-8781-a80fb7211865
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-locks89
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Sam Maitin

Interviewee:
Maitin, Sam  Search this
Interviewer:
Hunter, Anne S.  Search this
Names:
Philadelphia Museum of Art. School of Industrial Art  Search this
Print Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Brady, Luther W., 1925-  Search this
Goodman, Ronald  Search this
McNulty, Kneeland  Search this
Extent:
238 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
1991 July 24
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Samuel C. Maitin conducted 1991 July 24, by Anne Schuster Hunter, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Maitin discusses his Russian Jewish family background; his early life in Philadelphia; art studies at the Philadelphia Museum school of Industrial Art and the University of Pennsylvania; exhibitions of his work at the Print Club of Philadelphia; printmaking techniques, typography, advertising work and posters he designed; his Guggenheim fellowship and working with Ronald Goodman; commissions including a mural for the Children's Hospital, Philadelphia; and the Philadelphia art scene. He recalls collector Luther Brady and print curator Kneeland (Ding) McNulty.
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel C. Maitin (1928-2004) was a printmaker, painter, and sculptor) from Philadelphia, Pa.
General:
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hrs., 38 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:
Prints -- 20th century -- Technique  Search this
Prints -- 20th century -- Study and teaching  Search this
Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this
Function:
Art Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.maitin91
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92e599b24-61ad-427f-bbaf-a97b2dee9fbc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-maitin91
Online Media:

Appreciation & reflection for Luther Brady

Title:
Appreciation and reflection for Luther Brady
Host institution:
FreedmanArt (Gallery)  Search this
Subject:
Brady, Luther W. 1925- Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm + a list of works of the exhibition (7 loose-leaf of sheets : color ; 23 cm) inserted
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
2013
20th century
Topic:
Art, Abstract  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Call number:
N6488.5.B68 A77 2015
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1063584

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