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Archives related to: Braddon, Bernard
| title | Oral history interview with Bernard Braddon and Sidney Paul Schectman, 1981 October 9 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Bernard Braddon and Sidney Schectman conducted by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project. Braddon and Schectman recall the origins of the Mercury Gallery and their involvement with the artists group The Ten, in which Rothko participated. |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 cassettes : analog. Transcript: 31 p. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 4937 |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_215625 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-bernard-braddon-and-sidney-paul-schectman-12316 |
| finding aid | Online Transcript |
| acquisition information | This 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. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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| title | Mercury Galleries records, 1937-1943 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 7 letters, 1 referring to the Whitney Dissenters exhibit, 1938; a promissory note, 1938, to the Mercury Galleries from artist Harold Anton; notes and writings, including an essay, "Antonism"; a transcript, 1938, of an interview, "What's Wrong with American Art" by Sidney-Paul Schectman and Bernard B. Braddon; clippings; press releases and calendars of events; exhibition announcements and catalogs; miscellaneous printed material, some of which refers to the Artmart; photographs of an exhibition, of Harold Anton, and of works of art by Anton, Cleo Hartwig, Rizzuto, John Rood, Nicholas Takis, and Rachel Mack Wilson. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel). reel 3890 |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Interview Clippings Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.mercgall.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/mercury-galleries-records-7197 |
| acquisition information | Donated by Bernard B. Braddon, co-owner of the Mercury Gallery. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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