Two scrapbooks compiled by Cullinan, containing letters, clippings, and photographs concerning Cullinan Hall, the first Mies van der Rohe addition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
Biographical / Historical:
Philanthropist; Houston, Texas.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1979 by Nina Cullinan.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Texas -- Houston Search this
An interview of Alvin S. Romansky conducted 1979 September 17, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art.
Romansky speaks of his history as a painter, ceramist, and collector; the art scene in Houston as he knew it; his political and law activities; artists and collectors who were his friends and associates; the Contemporary Arts Association; his European experiences; his personal philosophies; and the future of museums. He recalls the Blaffer family, Alexander Calder, Nina Cullinan, and John and Dominique de Menil; William Hayter and Buck Schiwetz.
Biographical / Historical:
Alvin S. Romansky (1907-1994) was a painter, ceramist, and collector of Houston, Tex.
General:
Originally recorded on 6 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 11 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr., 43 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.
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
An interview with Mary Boice and Nina Cullinan conducted 1980 January 15, by Sandra Curtis, for the Archives of American Art, in Galveston, Texas.
Biographical / Historical:
Nina Cullinan (1899-1983) was an art patron from Galveston, Texas. Mary (Van Every Platter) Boice (1887-1986) was married to Arthur D. Boice, president of Hearthstone Company, Inc. in Houston, Tx. The Boice's were art patrons in Texas.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 34 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.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Texas -- Houston Search this
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Nina Cullinan and Mary Boice, 1980 January 15. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
