Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Bowman, Ruth, 1923-
| title | Ruth Bowman papers, 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical material, correspondence, notes, writings, research files, teaching files, artists' files, subject files, financial records, minutes, printed material, clippings, reviews, audio recordings (ca. 4.0 linear ft.) and videotapes related to Ruth Bowman's career as art historian and educator. Documented are Ruth Bowman's affiliations with Grey Art Gallery, the Jewish Museum (NY), Museum of Modern Art, New York University, Newark Museum as well as with various arts organizations; also files pertaining to Sunrise Semester, KUSC radio station in Los Angeles, CA. Included are Bowman's interviews with artists and art professionals; among her interviewees are Benny Andrews, Dore Ashton, Will Barnet, J. Carter Brown, Rosa Esman, Peggy Guggenheim, Thomas Hoving, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz. Bowman's masters thesis and related research on Thomas P. Anshutz; also research material on Cezanne, Thomas Eakins, and Picasso. |
| extent | 17.1 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Research Files Notes Subject Files Financial Records |
| access | Use requires an appointment. Research material including correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and printed material on Cezanne, Thomas Eakins, and Picasso: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from: Ruth Bowman, 200 East 66th Street, Apt. B-2101, New York, NY 10021. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.bowmruth2.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/ruth-bowman-papers-11586 |
| acquisition information | Donated 2004 by Ruth Bowman. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | WNYC Views on Art radio program interviews, 1967-1973. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 72 interviews of artists, art historians, administrators, curators, and others, conducted by Bowman for WNYC's "Views on Art" series. Interviewees include Mario Amaya, Benny Andrews, Dore Ashton, Tracy Atkinson, Will Barnet, Gene Baro, John Baur (re: Lipman sculpture collection), Bernard Bothmer, Adelyn Breeskin (re: Mary Cassatt prints), James Brooks, J. Carter Brown, Mikhail Bruk, Nicolas Calas, Duncan Cameron, Chryssa, Rene D'Harnoncourt (re: Picasso sculpture exhibition), Rosa Esman, David Evans, Dan Flavin, Alfred Frankenstein, Tom Freudenheim (re: American art behind the iron curtain), Edward Fry, Henry Geldzahler, Inna Goncharova (re: U.S.S.R. exhibition), Maurice Grosser, Peggy Guggenheim, George Hamilton, James Harithas (re: Prison Art), Thomas B. Hess (re: William De Kooning exhibition), John Hightower, Edward Hopper (4 min. on two paintings), Walter Hopps, Lita Hornick (re: Kulcher Press), Thomas Hoving, Robert Indiana, Wolf Kahn, Mrs. J.M. Kaplan, Alan Kaprow, Donald Karshan, Alex Katz, William King, Stan Kovan (co-interviewer of Fry), Max Kozloff, Edward Laning, Abram Lerner, Nicholas Marsicano, Garnett McCoy, John McKendry, Kynaston McShine (re: Gene Davis, Robert Irwin, and Richard Smith exhibition), Thomas Messer, Samuel Miller, Roy Moyer, John Bernard Myers, Konrad Oberhuber, Rafael Ortiz (re: El Museo del Barrio), Harry Parker, Beverley Pepper, Mrs. Marimar Quintana, S.Dillon Ripley, Robert Rosenblum, Sir John Rothenstein, William Rubin (re: Dada & Surrealism exhibition), Peter Selz, Roy Slade, Sylvia Sleigh, Leon Polk Smith, Hedda Sterne (re: exhibit at Betty Parsons Gallery), Betty Blayton Taylor, Dr. Joshua Taylor, Lisa Taylor, Ultra Violet, June C. Wayne (re: Tamarind Lithography Workshop), Monroe Wheeler, Carl Weinhardt, Ulfert Wilke, James Wines, William Woolfenden, and Mahonri Sharp Young (re: Morman paintings of C.C. Christiansen). Biographical and Historical Note Art historian; curator; New York, N.Y. Bowman received her M.A. at NYU, and later was guest curator at the Grey Art Gallery. |
| extent | 74 sound tape reels ; 7 in. Sound recording, duplicate: 74 sound discs |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Untranscribed (except for Baur); use requires an appointment. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/wnyc-views-art-radio-program-interviews-9579 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1989 by the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, at the request of Bowman, who had earlier deposited them at the Gallery. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Murals without walls [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen; director, Alfred Broderick; producer, Elizabeth Davis; artistic consultant, Ruth Bowman. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Describes the 1972 discovery and later conservation of Arshile Gorky's murals "Aviation" at the Newark, N.J. International Airport, executed in 1937 by Gorky as part of the Work Projects Administration art project. Art historian Ruth Bowman, N.J. Port Authority employees Saul Wenegrat and Stephen Staempler, and conservator Carroll Wales of Oliver Bros. are among those who describe their involvement. The murals are now in the Newark Museum. Produced: New York : WNET/Thirteen, 1979. General Note: Broadcast Dec. 1978 on WNET/Thirteen's Dateline, N.J. series. U-matic video produced April 16, 1979. Based on the exhibition "Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered," Newark Museum, Nov. 1978-March 1979. |
| extent | 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. |
| formats | Video recording |
| access | Copyright 1978 by WNET/Thirteen; Educational Broadcasting Corp. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/murals-without-walls-videorecording--wnetthirteen-director-alfred-broderick-producer-elizabeth-davis-artistic-consultant-ruth-bowman-21876 |
| acquisition information | Donated by the American Federation of Arts, who sponsored a tour of the Newark Museum exhibition "Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered," July 1979-December 1980. The exhibit was curated by Ruth Bowman. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | American Abstract Artists records, 1936-1983 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interviews conducted by Bowman (Ruth Gurin at the time of the interviews) with Ilya Bolotowsky, Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, Burgoyne Diller (reel 3418), John Ferren, Carl Robert Holty, Harry Holtzman, Ibram Lassaw, Jacques Lipschitz (reel 4210), Alice Trumbull Mason, George McNeil, George L.K. Morris, and Ad Reinhardt, as background for Gurin's M. A. thesis (NYU) on the American Abstract Artists. Bolowtowsky speaks of the American Abstract Artists; the Concretionists; the attitudes of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in the 1930s; suprematism and neo-plasticism; color and texture; financing and installing AAA exhibitions; and WPA mural projects. He recalls Byron Browne, Willem de Kooning, Burgoyne Diller, Gertrude Greene, Harry Holtzman, George McNeil, George L.K. Morris, Albert Swinden and others. In the Diller interview, subjects include the formation of the American Abstract Artists, early exhibits, studying at the Art Students League, and his work on a WPA mural project. He recalls Katherine Dreier, Jackson Pollock, Arshile Gorky, Piet Mondrian. Bio / His Notes: Art historian; New York, N.Y. Bowman received her M.A. from NYU, and later worked as guest curator at the University's Grey Art Gallery and conducted art related interviews for the WNYU and for the Archives of American Art. Additional forms: 35mm microfilm reels 3418 and 4210 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | reels 3418 and 4210 |
| formats | Microfilm Interviews Transcript |
| access | Microfilmed transcripts must be used on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed transcripts requires an appointment. Bolotowsky and Ferren interviews are: ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.amerabst.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/american-abstract-artists-records-9533 |
| acquisition information | Purchased by the Archives of American Art 1966 from Ruth G. Bowman. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Esther Robles, 1981 August 24-31 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interview of Esther Robles conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Robles speaks of her family background; early art training; opening her own gallery in the 1940s; exhibitions at the gallery and artists who exhibited; the art community in Los Angeles and some of the problems in being a dealer there; her dedication to showing a variety of artists; working on the U.S. Treasury Department's Art Advisory Panel; and the closing of her gallery. She recalls Stanton MacDonald-Wright. Also present is Robles' husband, Robert. Bio / His Notes: Gallery director (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| extent | 7 sound cassettes (125 p. transcript) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Interview |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-esther-robles-12778 |
| 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Otto Natzler, 1980 July 7-14 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Otto Natzler conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Natzler speaks of his childhood; his early interest in art, especially sculpture; his beginnings in the field of ceramics; his and his wife's immigration to the United States following the Nazi takeover in Austria; exhibitions of his work; the development of his career; his feelings about critics; and the treatment of ceramics as art by museums. Bio / His Notes: Ceramist (Los Angeles, Calif.) Born in 1908. Died in 2007. Additional forms: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3198 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | 11 sound cassettes (110 p. transcript on one microfilm reel) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Microfilm Interview |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-otto-natzler-13239 |
| 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Laura Andreson, 1981 May 20 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Laura Andreson conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Andreson speaks of her youth in California, the decision to go to college and become a teacher, the impact of contracting tuberculosis on her life, the development of her work, her first exhibitions, her current work and research, her opinions of contemporary ceramics, and the relationship of art to her life. Bio / His Notes: Ceramist; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1902. Additional forms: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3196 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes (82 p. transcript on one microfilm reel) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Interview |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-laura-andreson-13075 |
| 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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with William Woolfenden, 1983 Mar. 17. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of William Woolfenden conducted in Pacific Palisades, Calif., 1983 Mar. 17, by Ruth Gurin Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Bio / His Notes: Art administrator, Archives of American Art director; Detroit, Mich. and New York, N.Y.; d. 1995. Additional forms: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/woolfe83.htm |
| extent | 2 sound cassettes Transcript: 39 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_213204 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-william-woolfenden-11916 |
| 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Miriam Schapiro, 1989 Sept. 10. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Miriam Schapiro conducted by Ruth Gurin Bowman for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project. Bio / His Notes: Painter, sculptor; New York, N.Y. and California. Additional forms: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/schapi89.htm |
| extent | 1 sound cassette; Transcript: 28 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/schapi89.htm |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-miriam-schapiro-11695 |
| 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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Kenneth Donahue, 1981 March 18-April 17 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Kenneth Donahue conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Donahue speaks of his early interest in museums; his education at the University of Louisville; his work at the Museum of Modern Art, the Frick and Ringling Museums, and as assistant director at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; some exhibitions and acquisitions by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Bio / His Notes: Museum director, art historian; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1915. |
| extent | 6 sound cassettes (71 p. transcript). |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-kenneth-donahue-12735 |
| acquisition information | These interviews are part of the Archives' 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Ray Eames, 1980 July 28-August 20 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Ray Kaiser Eames conducted in Venice, Calif. by Ruth Bowman on 1980 July 28, 31 and Aug. 20 for the Archives of American Art. Eames speaks of her childhood; her education at Cranbrook Academy; meeting Charles Eames; methods and styles in furniture design and architecture; and teaching design at the University of California, Los Angeles. She recalls Hans Hofmann, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, and Carl Milles. Bio / His Notes: Designer; Venice, Calif.; b. 1916; d. 1988. Additional forms: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/eames80.htm Subject-Name: Eames, Charles Grotell, Maija Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 Strengell, Marianne, b. 1909 |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hr.) Transcript: 89 p. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/eames80.htm |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-ray-eames-12821 |
| 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Herbert Bayer, 1981 October 3 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Herbert Bayer conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Bayer speaks of his early family life in Austria, his first exposure to art, his education at the Bauhaus school in Weimar, the atmosphere and work of the early Bauhaus, leaving the Bauhaus and becoming the art director of the German edition of VOGUE, meeting Moholy-Nagy in New York, and working on exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Bio / His Notes: Painter, sculptor, architect (Montecito, Calif.) |
| extent | 1 sound cassette ; (16 p. transcript). |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Interview |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-herbert-bayer-11924 |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' 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 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Armand Hammer, 1980 Aug. 26 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Armand Hammer conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Hammer speaks of his childhood, Russian ancestry, 1921 trip to Russia and conversations with Lenin. He discusses his early business triumphs, the importing business, the origins of his fortune, the Hearst sale and the beginnings of his art collection. Hammer comments on his interests and approaches in collecting art, philanthropic activities and some of his experiences in collecting. |
| extent | 1 sound cassette (16 p. transcript on 1 microfilm reel) reel 3197 |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-armand-hammer-13181 |
| 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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Josine Ianco-Starrels, 1989 June 15 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Josine Ianco-Starrels conducted by Ruth Gurin Bowman for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project. Ianco-Starrels recounts her youth in Bucharest, Romania; WWII and her family's fleeing to Palestine; her father Marcel Ianco's affiliation with the Dadaists in Zurich; her first marriage that brought her to New York in 1950; studying at the Art Students League; her second marriage to Herbert Kline, a documentary filmmaker; her involvement with the Lytton Center of the Visual Arts and the beginning of her curatorial career; working at California State University, Los Angeles as gallery director; her teaching career; her interest in Los Angeles artists including Jack Zajack, Lorser Feitelson, Helen Lundeberg, Felix Landau, Joyce Treiman, Betty Saar, Joan Brown, and others; curating and programs at the Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park and later at the Long Beach Museum; her views on community and access to local galleries; and her relationship with artists and the art community. Bio / His Notes: Curator, museum director; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1926 in Bucharest, Romania. Director of Lytton Center of the Visual Arts, 1960s, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1975-1987; senior curator at the Long Beach Museum of Art, 1987 and director, 1988- . |
| extent | 2 sound cassettes (ca. 3 hrs.) Transcript: 93 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-josine-iancostarrels-12700 |
| 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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Constance Glenn, 1990 Mar. 16. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Constance Glenn conducted at the artist's office in Long Beach, Calif., 1990 Mar. 16, by Ruth Gurin Bowman for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project. Bio / His Notes: Museum director; Long Beach, Calif. Additional forms: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/glenn90.htm |
| extent | 2 sound cassettes (120 min.) : analog. Transcript: 43 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | ranscript available on the Archives of American Art website. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_216103 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-constance-glenn-11688 |
| 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. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Nicholas Wilder, 1988 July 18. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Nicholas Wilder conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Wilder discusses his education; working for the Lanyon Art Gallery near San Francisco; opening the Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles in 1965 and operating it until it closed in 1979; the Los Angeles art scene in the 60s and how it has changed; Charlie Cowles and the founding of ARTFORUM magazine; and artists his gallery handled including Bruce Nauman, Joe Goode and Tom Holland. |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes. Transcript: 104 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_214891 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-nicholas-wilder-11998 |
| acquisition information | These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1959 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones, 1964 Apr. 26. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interview of Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones conducted by Ruth Gurin (Bowman) when Gurin was Curator of the Collection at New York University. Bio / His Notes: Painter; New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Paris, France. Additional forms: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/sparha64.htm General Note: Sound has been lost on tape reels; reels discarded. |
| extent | Transcript: 42 p. |
| formats | Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_214149 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-elizabeth-sparhawkjones-12378 |
| acquisition information | This interview was given to the Archives of American Art by Ruth Gurin Bowman, but was not conducted for the Archives of American Art Oral History Program. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Ruth Bowman Papers on Arshile Gorky "Murals Without Walls" Exhibition, 1930-1980 |
| repository | The Newark Museum |
| description | These curatorial notes and research materials were compiled in preparation of the 1978 exhibition, "Murals Without Walls." The papers, created by guest curator, Ruth Bowman, document her work with the Museum and the Port Authority in restoring Gorky's WPA murals located at Newark Airport. Bowman organized the papers into twenty series with no apparent arrangement. Related Material - "Murals Without Walls" exhibition file, 1978 Location North Wing, Third Floor |
| extent | 2.50 lf |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Exhibition Files Notes Research Files |
| access | These records are available to researchers for use in the Library Reading Area. Photocopying and scanning of selected items is permitted at the Archivist's discretion. Fragile materials will be made available in accordance with preservation considerations. The Archives is open to researchers by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To schedule a visit or make an inquiry, please contact the Archivist. |
| record source | http://www.newarkmuseum.org/archive/curatorial/1978.32.1.asp |
| finding aid | To be generated once the papers have been processed. |
| acquisition information | Maintained by the Registrar's Department prior to being transferred to the Library. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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