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| title | Paul Kantor oral history transcript | repository | University of California, Los Angeles |
| description | Kantor discusses his career, reasons for dealing privately, and comments on international art dealers and relationships between dealers and artists. Note(s): Transcript of a six-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program. Audiotape recordings also may be accessed in the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections by special arrangement. Bio/History: Art dealer. Forms part of: Los Angeles art community : group portrait. Also forms part of: Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles Original or duplicate materials: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley |
| extent | 230 leaves, bound |
| formats | Oral History Transcript |
| access | Contact the UCLA library for access restrictions. |
| record source | http://catalog.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1972953 |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:05 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Manny Silverman, 2004 Dec. 10-11 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Manny Silverman conducted 2004 December 10-11, by Ann Ayres, for the Archives of American Art, in Los Angeles, Calif. Silverman discusses his Russo-Jewish parents and his childhood as an only child in Los Angeles; working as a social worker before starting at the Ernest Raboff Gallery as a research assistant; starting Art Services with Jerry Solomon; opening his own gallery on La Cienega Boulevard; his LA dealer contemporaries; moving his gallery to Almont Drive; Maurice Tuchmans exhibitions at LACMA; the critics denigration of younger Abstract Expressionists; and ideas on how artists are influenced by other artists. Silverman also mentions the political aspects of museums; his tastes in assemblage artworks; becoming involved in the Ray Johnson estate and how he handles the estates of the deceased artists he displays; his belief in the precedence of the artists creation, not the ideas leading to the work; his anti-intellectual view of his profession; the positives and negatives of running a gallery with a narrow focus on Abstract Expressionism; the importance of classical art training, even for unconventional artists; the painting habits of certain Abstract Expressionists; Sam Franciss poster for George McGoverns 1972 presidential campaign; his thoughts on various LA-based curators; the role of his wife in his gallery; his perceived overemphasis on the 1960s LA art scene; and societys values in regards to artwork. Silverman also recalls Paul Schimmel, Paul McCarthy, Rudi Gernreich, Philip Guston, Edward Dugmore, Klaus Kurtess, Paul Kantor, Joan Mitchell, Nicholas Wilder, Gerhard Richter, David Stuart, Shaun Regan, Al Ruppersberg, Russell Ferguson, and others. Biographical/Historical Note: Interviewee Manny Silverman (1941- ) is an art dealer from Los Angeles, Calif. Anne Ayres (1936- ) is a curator from Los Angeles, Calif. |
| extent | 2 sound discs and 47 page transcript |
| formats | Oral History Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on line |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-manny-silverman-11727 |
| record source | http://collections.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. Funding for this interview provided by the Art Dealers Association. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:17 |
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| title | Nathan Oliveira papers, 1951-1985 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | REEL 642: 942 letters mainly relating to galleries, exhibitions and teaching. A large part of the correspondence is with Charles Alan and Paul Kantor. There are also 2 letters from Mark Tobey, and 1 each from Euguene Berman, Robert S. Neuman and James Hennesy. Also included is a scrapbook of 43 clippings about exhibitions; contracts, financial papers, and other material relating to his teaching career and to museum and gallery business matters; 17 exhibition announcements; 64 exhibition catalogs; 15 photographs of Oliveira and others; 2 drawings; and miscellaneous papers ADDITION: Press clippings, exhibition notices, and correspondence. [Portions previously microfilmed on reel 642] Biographical Historical Note Painter and teacher; Stanford, California |
| extent | 6.0 linear ft. |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Legal Papers Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Microfilm reel 642 available for use at only at Archives of American Art offices. Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/nathan-oliveira-papers-8528 |
| record source | http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=set_name:%22Nathan+Oliveira+papers%2C+1951-1985%22 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:17 |
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