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titleSidney Janis interview, 1972 Mar. 21-1972 Sept. 26.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionInterview of Sidney Janis conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art.
extentSound recordings: 12 sound tape reels (22 hours 30 min.) ; 5 in. Transcript: 587 p.
formatsInterview Electronic Resource
accessUse requires an appointment. ACCESS RESTRICTED written permission required. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FAXED TO CARROLL JANIS.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationThese 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.
updated03/16/2023 10:29:46
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titleSidney Janis interview, 1981 Oct. 15. - Nov. 18.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionArt dealer; New York, N.Y.; Operated the Sidney Janis Gallery; d. 1989.
An interview of Sidney Janis conducted by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
extent3 sound cassettes : analog.
formatsInterview Electronic Resource
accessACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationThis interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation. Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.
updated11/12/2014 11:29:48
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titleSubject file : Sidney Janis Gallery: miscellaneous uncataloged material.
repositoryThe Museum of Modern Art
descriptionThe folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, and other ephemeral material.

REQUEST THE FILE BY THE CALL PHRASE "SUBJECT FILE" AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT HEADING.

Location
MoMA Queens Subject Files

Call Number
mqfs SFQ SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY
extent1 folder
formatsClippings
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record linkhttp://library.moma.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search%5FArg=%22Sidney%20Janis%20Gallery%22&Search%5FCode=SUBJ%5F&SL=None&CNT=25&PID=14521&BROWSE=2&HC=1&SID=6
record sourcehttps://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010282879707141
updated11/29/2022 15:49:50
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titleZADIK: Papers
repositoryZADIK | Central Archive for German and International Art Market Studies
descriptionsee "Sidney Janis Gallery"
Information Source:
The AAM Guide to Provenance Research by Nancy H, Yeide, Konstantin Akinsha, and Amy L. Walsh, p. 238.

formatsBusiness Papers
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
updated09/14/2021 15:21:36
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titleRoberto Sebastián Matta Echaurren Letter, ca. 1960, to Sidney Janis.
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionLetter to the New York art dealer Sidney Janis, mentioning Leo Castelli, and illustrated with an abstract design in pastels representing "the idealist" and "the realist."

Biographical Note
Chilean-born French Surrealist painter.

extent1 item (2 p.)
formatsCorrespondence
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat183161
record sourcehttp://library.getty.edu/vwebv/searchBasic
updated11/12/2014 11:29:56
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titleMoMA History Interviews
repositoryThe Museum of Modern Art
descriptionThe collection consists of 47 taped interviews (contained on 28 standard audio cassettes). Many of the tapes contain interviews with multiple individuals. They are physically arranged alphabetically, by the last name of the first person interviewed on the tape. The cassettes have been numbered.

Historical Note
David Hoffman and his writing staff conducted interviews in 1986 with individuals either directly associated or intimately familiar with The Museum of Modern Art. The interviews were conducted in preparation for a television special to mark the Museum's 50th anniversary.

The program was canceled prior to completion.

extent28 standard audio cassettes
formatsSound Recording
accessThe records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
record sourcehttp://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/
acquisition informationMr. Hoffman has signed all rights in the recordings over to the Museum.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:09
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