Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Solinger, David M., 1906-1996
| title | Reminiscences of David M. Solinger: oral history, 1989. | repository | Columbia University Libraries |
| description | Family background; B.A., Cornell University, member, Zeta Beta Tau; summer research, Oxford University; Columbia University Law School; recollections of professors; views on education, religion; attorney, Oppenheimer, Kaufman, Haiblum and Kupfer; counsel for First Army and Eastern Defense Command, World War II: Price Code, voluntary censorship; partner, Solinger and Gordon, 1952- ; (cont.) discussion of trial and probate law, entertainment law, billing; organizaton of Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art [Friends], 1956; president, Whitney Museum of American Art [Whitney Museum], 1966-1974; expansion of Whitney Museum, 1956 to present: acquisitions, membership, corporate structure, financing of Breuer building, 1966, Whitney Museum National Committee; Chairman, Friends Acquisition Committee: evolution of Whitney acquisition policy; museum operations: Whitney Museum, others; Whitney Museum/ Museum of Modern Art relationship; introduction of coporate funding; dissolution of Friends, 1967; Whitney Museum public relations: branch museums, travelling curators, blockbuster shows; board member, American Federation of Arts, 1953- ; chairman, Advisory Council, Johnson Museum, Cornell University, 1973-88; private art showings and acquisitions, 1950s; tour of private collection; recollections of Thomas N. Armstrong, Lloyd Goodrich, Flora Whitney Miller, Willem de Kooning, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Whitney Family, Whitney Museum Associates, trustees. Notes: Interviewed by Joel Gardner on June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 13, 27, Aug. 3, 17, 24, 1989 in New York City. |
| extent | transcript: 2 v. (511 leaves). |
| formats | Transcript Sound Recording |
| access | Permission required to see. |
| record source | http://clio.cul.columbia.edu |
| finding aid | Name index available. |
| acquisition information | Gift of David Solinger. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:32 |
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| title | Oral history interview with David M. Solinger, 1977 May 6. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of David M. Solinger conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. Bio / His Notes: Art collector and patron; New York, N.Y. |
| extent | 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in. |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Untranscribed; use requires an appointment. ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | 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. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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