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Archives related to: Weber, John, 1932-2008
| title | Oral history interview with John Weber, 2006 Mar. 21- Apr. 4. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of John Weber conducted 2006 Mar. 21 and Apr. 4 by James McElhinney for the Archives of American Art, at Weber's home in Chatham, N.Y. Weber discusses his education at St. Catherine’s Military School in Anaheim, Calif., and Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla.; attending the Citadel in South Carolina and then joining the Navy; attending Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, after getting out of the Navy; accepting a job at the Dayton Art Institute on the curatorial staff and working for the director, Thomas C. Colt; moving to New York and attending the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University; working at the Martha Jackson Gallery and his involvement in various influential shows there, including “Environments, Spaces, Situations,” and “New Forms, New Media”; moving to Los Angeles in 1962 to work for the Dwan Gallery; getting involved with land artists, including Robert Smithson, Michael Heizer, and Walter De Maria; moving back to New York to take on the directorship of the East Coast location of the Dwan Gallery, in SoHo, then the newest gallery neighborhood; opening his own gallery, the John Weber Gallery, on West Broadway in 1972; his involvement with the Fluxus Group and Arte Povera; the international nature of the art world in the 1960s and 70s; his business arrangements with artists, including the monthly stipends he gave them as advances on sales; his relationships with collectors, including Giuseppe Panza di Biumo and Emily and Burton Tremaine; his advocacy of Aboriginal art; the studios of Robert Smithson and Claes Oldenburg; his belief in the importance of originality; his adverse reaction when he first saw a piece by Dan Flavin; his interaction with art critics, including Irving Sandler and Grace Gluck; and his experience with art fairs. He also recalls Kirk Varnedoe, Jim Dine, Michael Goldberg, Jean Tinguely, Martial Raysse, Arman, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Andre Emmerich, Mary Boone, Sol LeWitt, Andy Warhol, Gilberto Zorio, Richard Long, Hamish Fulton, Anina Nosei, Sven Lukin, Robert Ryman, Alighiero Boetti, Konrad Fischer, Ivan Karp, Paula Cooper, Angela Westwater, Jeff Koons, Joseph Beuys, Hans Haacke, Leo Castelli, Tom Otterness, Joyce Nereaux, Dorothea Rockburne, Eva Hesse, Lucas Samaras, and Joseph Hirshhorn, among others. |
| extent | Sound recording, master: 2 sound discs (3 hrs.,20 min.) digital; 2 5/8 in. Sound recording, duplicate: 3 cassettes Transcript: 62 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-john-weber-13562 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | 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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation Art Dealers Oral History Project. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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| title | William L. Weiss interviews of artists and dealers, 1993-1995. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interviews conducted by William Weiss for the American Art Archives (no affiliation with the Archives of American Art), with contemporary painters David Row, Andrew Spence, Jacqueline Humphries, and dealers John Weber and Ileana Sonnabend. |
| extent | 5 sound cassettes (90 min. each) : analog. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording |
| access | Untranscribed; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated by William L. Weiss, 1993-1995, interviewer. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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| title | Interview with John Weber, 1994 December 20 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Forms part of: William L. Weiss interviews of artists and dealers, 1993-1995 Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined Citation: Interview with John Weber, 1994 December 20. William L. Weiss interviews of artists and dealers, 1993-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request. Digital ID: 18559 |
| extent | 1 sound cassette : analog ; 56 min., 4 sec. |
| access | This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request. |
| updated | 07/26/2017 14:56:19 |
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| title | John Weber on Art Dealing and Gallery Philosophy, Anne-Brigitte Sirois | repository | YouTube |
| extent | YouTub Video |
| record link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO1HAYoKqNA |
| record source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO1HAYoKqNA |
| updated | 07/26/2017 15:05:07 |
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