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Archives related to: Cole, Sylvan
| title | Oral history interview with Sylvan Cole, 2000 June-Oct. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interviews of Sylvan Cole conducted in five sessions, June -Oct. 2000, New York, N.Y., by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art. Cole discusses the history of Associated American Artists, the gallery for whom he began working in 1946, and its marketing techniques, customer base, and personalities, such as its founder, Reeves Lewenthal. He also traces his own development as a dealer in prints after he left AAA and recalls many artists and other figures in the art world, including Will Barnet, Werner Drewes, Richard Florsheim, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Una Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Jack Levine, William S. Lieberman, Robert Motherwell, and Raphael Soyer. |
| extent | Sound recording: master: 5 sound cassettes (7 hrs, 30 min.): analog. Transcript 83 p. |
| formats | Interview Electronic Resource Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/cole00.htm |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Transcript available on repository's Web site. |
| 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. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:44 |
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| title | Sylvan Cole Gallery records, 1959-1996. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence; clippings and biographical information on gallery artists; checklists; invoicesand sales records. Also found are professional organization newsletters and minutes and biographical material on Sylvan Cole. |
| extent | 20.4 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2003 by Sylvan Cole. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:47 |
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