Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Potamkin, Meyer, 1909-2001
| title | Meyer P. and Vivian O. Potamkin papers, [ca. 1950-2002]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence; files on works of art; photographs; writings; printed material and miscellany regarding the Potmakin's collection of 19th and 20th century American art. Included are appraisals; correspondence; published writings about the Potamkins; published catalogs of the Potamkin collection; letters from museum professionals and visitors to the colelction; photographs of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin and their home; files concnering works of art in the Potamkin collection containing correspondence, invoices, reproductions, loan agreements and requests; certificates of insurance, exhibition proposals, and conservation records; files on objects sold from the Potmakin collection; files concerning gifts to museums and outgoing loans; ten binders contaning cataloging data and photographs of works in the Potmakin collection (6 arranged by artist, 1 prints, 1 decorative arts, 1 folk art, and 1 American Indian); letters from author Christine Weston, Eugene Prendergast (wife of Charles Prendergast), Helen Sloan (wife of John Sloan), actors Jeffrey Hayden and Eva Marie Saint, screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz, Violette de Mazia (director od education, Barnes Foundation), and others. Bio / His Notes: Art collectors; Philadelphia, Pa. |
| extent | 9.4 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Subject Files Photographs Writings Printed Materials |
| access | Correspondence regarding gifts to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; correspondence and plans, 1999-2001, regarding the Potamkin Museum of Art at Dickinson College; "questionable works" and "offers for art"; and various appraisals of works of art. (container 10 of 10) ACCESS RESTRICTED: Written permisssion required. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2006 by Marshall Potamkin, son of Meyer and Vivian. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:58 |
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| title | Collectors' love story [videorecording] : conversation with Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin / WHHY Television ; director, Harold Parsons ; producer, Glenn Holsten ; editor, Pat Warner. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Philadelphians Meyer and Vivian Potamkin discuss and reminisce about their art collecting careers. Their conversation is interspersed with shots of paintings in their collection. Produced: Philadelphia : WHHY TV, c1990. |
| extent | 1 videocassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
| formats | Video recording |
| access | Use requires an appointment. Copyright retained by WHYY, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1994 by Meyer and Vivian Potamkin. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Meyer and Vivian Potamkin, 2001 Feb. 12. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Vivian and Meyer Potamkin conducted 2001 Feb. 12 by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art, in Philadelphia, Pa. Bio / His Notes: Art collectors; Philadelphia, Pa. [Meyer Potamkin died Jul. 8, 2001]. |
| extent | 2 sound cassettes (6 hrs.) : analog. |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| 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. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Meyer and Vivian Potamkin, 1974 Oct. 30-1975 Mar. 4. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Meyer and Vivian Potamkin conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. Bio / His Notes: Art collectors; Philadelphia, Pa. [Meyer Potamkin died Jul. 8, 2001.] |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels 5 in. Transcript: 144 p. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| 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 administrators. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| title | Jimmy C. Lueders interview, 1990 Nov. 14. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Jimmy C. Lueders conducted by Cynthia Veloric for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Lueders speaks about his childhood in Florida, his art studies in high school and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, instructor Franklin Watkins and fellow student Ben Kamihira; teaching at PAFA, the Cheltenham Art Center, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the development of his painting including the shift from figurative to abstract and back to figurative; exhibitions at the Dubin Gallery and Gallery 1015 in Philadelphia; sales; and collectors who supported him such as Meyer and Vivian Potamkin and Max Robb. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. |
| extent | 3 sound cassettes + transcript (98 p.) (on partial microfilm reel) reel 4778 |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript Microfilm |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| 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 others. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| 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 source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | online transcript |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| title | Meyer P. (1909–2001) and Vivian O. (1915–2003) Potamkin Papers | repository | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| description | Meyer P. (1909–2001) and Vivian O. (1915–2003) Potamkin (Vivian Potamkin: board member, 1974–2002) Transcripts of interviews, 1974 and 2002 Memorial service remarks Checklists and photographs of their collection |
| extent | See repository for further details |
| formats | Transcript Interview Ephemera Inventories Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.pafa.org/SiteData/doc/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl/67129de26fdcfacd6f59893b2be5e1b8/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl.pdf |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | Anne d'Harnoncourt Records, 1973-2008, n.d. | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | The Anne d'Harnoncourt Records correspond to the quarter of a century that Anne d'Harnoncourt (1943-2008) served as the George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), assuming the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer in 1997. During her tenure, d'Harnoncourt led the Museum through milestones that transformed its collections, exhibitions, curatorial and educational missions, and physical environment. The records she compiled during that time provide the framework for those transformations and underscore the attention to detail, encyclopedic intellect and interests, community commitment and contagious enthusiasm for the arts that characterized d'Harnoncourt's styles of leadership and life. D'Harnoncourt maintained most of her files in large groups of alphabetically arranged names and subjects. Her exhibition records, however, were kept separate, implying an affinity for a subject she learned well during her earlier curatorial years. Other topics for which she held on to her records for extended time periods were the artist Marcel Duchamp, the Museum's Board of Trustees, and a few major projects concerning PMA and other institutions. Documentation consists primarily of correspondence, notes, press clippings, ephemera, reference materials, reports and draft writings. Photographs, phone logs, appointment calendars, floor plans and other drawings are also included. |
| extent | 206 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Writings Reports Legal Papers |
| access | The collection is open for research as follows. Records created before 1997 are open, with exceptions noted at the subseries or folder level. Folders containing some items requiring further restriction are noted as "permanently restricted in part" or "restricted in part." Access to the latter is at the discretion of the archivist. All press clippings, photographs, and transcripts of remarks and lectures are open for research. Records created after 1996 will be subject to a 15-year closure calculated on the last year of designated date spans. Accordingly, 1997-1999 records will become available Jan. 1, 2015; 2000-2003 on Jan. 1, 2019; and 2004-2008 on Jan. 1, 2024. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=ADH&p=ifr |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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