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Interviewee:

Davis, Leroy  Search this

Langdale, Cecily  Search this

Interviewer:

Berman, Avis  Search this

Names:

Barnes Foundation -- Students  Search this

Hirschl & Adler Galleries  Search this

Tyler School of Art -- Students  Search this

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951  Search this

Bly, Boris  Search this

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969  Search this

Davis, Terry Ritter  Search this

De Mazia, Violette, 1899-  Search this

Levine, David, 1926-2009  Search this

Penn, Arthur, 1922-  Search this

Shikler, Aaron, 1922-  Search this

Extent:

119 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2007 June 26-August 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Leroy Davis and Cecily Langdale conducted 2007 June 26-August 7, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art, in New York, New York.

Davis speaks of losing his parents at a young age; attending music school in Philadelphia; studying at Tyler School of Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation; usage of the word "art" in terms of music and painting; being drafted into the Air Force during World War II; opening a gallery in New York City; working as a framer on the side; working on the White House Fine Arts Commission; selling English watercolors. Langdale speaks of focusing on history, literature, and art history in college; working on shows at Hirschl & Adler gallery; opening a gallery with Davis; writing a book on monotypes. Davis also recalls Aaron Shikler, Boris Bly, Arthur Penn, Violette de Mazia, Albert C. Barnes, Louis Bouché, Terry Ritter Davis, David Levine, Herman Gundersheimer, Arthur Penn, Minnie Cushing, Paul Mellon, Jackie Kennedy, Jock Whitney, and others. Langdale also recalls Robert Walker, Richard Cowdery, Meredith Long, Seymour Remenick, Dr. Thomas Conroy, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Leroy Davis (1922- ) is an art dealer from New York, New York. Cecily Langdale is an art dealer from New York, New York and Avis Berman is a writer and art historian from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette, 3 sound discs, and 3 data compact discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 50 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:

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

Topic:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Widgeon Point Charitable 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.davis07

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw995c26909-9f3c-463b-b2c7-6950120ad525

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-davis07

Creator:

Levine, David, 1926-2009  Search this

Subject:

Prendergast, Maurice Brazil  Search this

Rosen, Jack  Search this

Soyer, Raphael  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Citation:

David Levine papers, [ca. 1953-1984]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Painting  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7871

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210038

AAA_collcode_levidavi

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210038

Creator:

Seroka, Lenore  Search this

Names:

Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006  Search this

Artschwager, Richard, 1923-2013  Search this

Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this

Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988  Search this

Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010  Search this

Cavallon, Giorgio, 1904-1989  Search this

Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011  Search this

Christo, 1935-  Search this

Close, Chuck, 1940-  Search this

De Creeft, José, 1884-1982  Search this

Estes, Richard, 1932-  Search this

Ferber, Herbert, 1906-1991  Search this

Flavin, Dan, 1933-  Search this

Freilicher, Jane, 1924-2014  Search this

Gikow, Ruth, 1915-1982  Search this

Golub, Leon, 1922-2004  Search this

Goodhough, Robert, 1917-  Search this

Goulet, Lorrie, 1925-  Search this

Graves, Nancy Stevenson, 1940-1995  Search this

Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990  Search this

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988  Search this

Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981  Search this

Hirschfeld, Al  Search this

Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Levine, David, 1926-2009  Search this

Levine, Jack, 1915-2010  Search this

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997  Search this

Lipton, Seymour, 1903-1986  Search this

Neel, Alice, 1900-1984  Search this

Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933-1993  Search this

Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-  Search this

Resika, Paul  Search this

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this

Rockburne, Dorothea  Search this

Rosenquist, James, 1933-  Search this

Segal, George, 1924-2000  Search this

Snelson, Kenneth, 1927-2016  Search this

Solman, Joseph, 1909-2008  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Wesselmann, Tom, 1931-2004  Search this

Youngerman, Jack, 1926-2020  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Linear feet ((51 items))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1977-1984

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of artists taken by Seroka.

Biographical / Historical:

Photographer; Great Neck, N.Y.

Provenance:

Donated 1984 by Lenore Seroka.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

Authorizatin to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from Lenore Seroka. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Photographers -- New York (State) -- Great Neck  Search this

Topic:

Photography, Artistic -- Photographs  Search this

Portrait photography -- Photographs  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women photographers  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.seroleno

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9858136e9-6ce3-4d39-89c7-2264e3bf284f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-seroleno

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Topic:

Still Life  Search this

Image number:

ROS R0006226

See more items in:

Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135628

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006229

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135631

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006248

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135649

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006249

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135650

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006250

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135651

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006254

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135655

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006255

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135656

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006262

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135661

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006277

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135676

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006278

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135677

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006283

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135682

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006284

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135683

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006285

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135684

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006286

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Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135685

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006287

See more items in:

Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135686

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006288

See more items in:

Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135687

Artist:

Levine, David 1926-2009  Search this

Photographer:

Rosenblum, Walter 1919-2006  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Image number:

ROS R0006289

See more items in:

Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_135688