Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Carlen, Robert, 1906-1990
| title | Oral history interviews with Robert Carlen, 1985 June 28-1985 July 16. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interview of Robert Carlen conducted by Catherine Stover for the Archives of American Art. Carlen speaks of his early life including his studies at the Graphic Sketch Club and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; opening his gallery in 1937; the early years of the gallery; paintings he discovered over the years; collectors he worked with, including Albert Barnes and Meyer and Vivian Potamkin; other dealers; refugee artists; and the Philadelphia art scene. |
| extent | Sound recording: 5 sound cassettes Transcript: 67 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_212085 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-robert-carlen-11447 |
| finding aid | online transcript |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:21 |
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| title | Horace Pippin war memoirs, (bulk 1920) 1920-1943 . | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Notebooks containing Pippin's reminiscences of his World War I experiences; 1 letter by Pippin. Three notebooks and a fragment of a notebook (ca. 1920) recount Pippin's "life story of art" and describe his World War I experiences in the 15th New York Infantry and as a corporal in the 369th Colored Infantry Regiment at Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, the Argonne and elsewhere in France. Pippin writes of life in the trenches, night forays into no man's land, gas attacks, artillery bombardments, and losing his platoon to machine gun fire. One notebook is illustrated with pencil and crayon drawings of the 369th in action. Also, a letter addressed, ca. 1935, to "My Dear Friends," disscussing his first experinces creating artwork. Subject-Name: Carlen, Robert, 1906-1990 |
| extent | 7 items. reel 138 |
| formats | Diaries Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.pipphora.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/horace-pippin-notebooks-and-letters-8586 |
| acquisition information | WWI journals were purchased from Pippin's dealer, Robert Carlen, in 1956. This collection was microfilmed on reel 138 in 1973, and scanned in 2006. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:11:52 |
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