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titleInterview with Ralph Altman, 1966-1967
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionInterview with Ralph Altman, director of the Museum of Ethnic Art and lecturer at University of California, Los Angeles, conducted by Molly Saltman for the "Art and Artists" radio program which was broadcast on KPAL radio station in Palm Springs, California. Altman speaks about his field, primitive art, and interrogates the meaning of the term. He discusses the collections of the museum.
extent1 sound tape reel : analog ; 5 in. ; 11 min., 49 sec.
accessThis item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/items/detail/interview-ralph-altman-20842
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updated09/26/2023 15:55:22
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titleArensberg Archives
repositoryPhiladelphia Museum of Art
descriptionCorrespondence with Walter and/or Louise Arensberg, as well as some letters with the Arensbergs' staff, including Elizabeth Wrigley and Stanley Rogers, written on their behalf. Includes some third-party correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and other material sent as attachments and/or enclosures.
extent33 linear feet
accessThe collection is open for research.
record linkhttps://pmalibrary.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/307
record sourcehttps://pmalibrary.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/archival_objects/168883
finding aidhttps://pmalibrary.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/307
acquisition informationThe collection was acquired in three major parts. Ephemera and some correspondence was given to the museum by the Francis Bacon Foundation in December 1950, simultaneously with the presentation of the Arensberg Art Collection, and received between 1953-1954. A second installment of this initial gift, containing the Arensbergs’ correspondence pertaining to their art collection, miscellaneous photographs, catalogues, and clippings, was transferred to the museum by the Francis Bacon Foundation in 1972. Additional personal correspondence and photographs, a card catalog to the Arensberg Art Collection, writings, and the papers of Elmer Ernest Southard, were transferred from the Francis Bacon Foundation to the museum in 1996. This material was formally given to the museum in 2001 by the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, which had received the material as part of a larger gift from the Francis Bacon Foundation in 1995.
updated09/26/2023 15:59:27
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titleInterview of Patricia Altman
repositoryUniversity of California, Los Angeles
descriptionMarriage to Ralph C. Altman; Altman Antiques; interest in primitive art in Los Angeles; collectors and dealers in Los Angeles; historical versus anthropological approach to ethnic art; Fred and Barbara Meiers; the definition of folk art; Ralph Altman becomes curator of UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History; Caroline West; collecting in Latin America; the museum's exhibitions; collections acquired; curators and directors; collecting paper cuts; Ukrainian Easter egg dying; textile collections and exhibits; Guatemalan textiles; shifts in textile patterns and colors; folk art and mass production; conservation; the museum's new building; ephemeral art; Elwin V. Svenson's instrumental role in the museum's development.
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record sourcehttps://oralhistory.library.ucla.edu/catalog/21198-zz0008zm3f
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updated09/26/2023 16:01:25
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