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Archives related to: Hammer, Armand, 1898-1990
| 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 | 06/08/2023 16:42:19 |
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| title | Artist file: Hammer, Armand; miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | Pamphlet file The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. Location MoMA Queens Artist Files Call Number HAMMER, ARMAND |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010742889707141 |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Papers of Armand Hammer, circa 1508-1989. | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Chiefly correspondence documenting Hammer’s career as a citizen diplomat (particularly to the Soviet Union), humanitarian, and art collector gathered for an exhibition honoring him at the Library of Congress in 1989. Includes letters from Yuri Andropov, Menachem Begin, Leonid Brezhnev, Jimmy Carter, Konstantin Chernenko, Dwight D. Eisenhower, J. Paul Getty, Mikail Gorbachev, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, V. I. Lenin, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Anwar Sadat, Jonas Salk, and Margaret Thatcher. Also included are a facsimile edition of the Codex Hammer (a notebook of Leonardo da Vinci) and a photograph album. |
| extent | 1.2 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://catalog.loc.gov |
| acquisition information | Gift, Armand Hammer, 1989. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:51 |
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| title | Collections and programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art : oral history transcript / 1987. | repository | University of California, Los Angeles. |
| description | Forms part of: Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Abstract: Donahue discusses his background with impressions and models in Louisville, Kentucky; his Ph.D at the New York University, Institute of Fine Arts; his career in art museums: specific collectors such as Anna Bing Arnold, the Ahmanson Foundation, Norton Simon, Armand Hammer,and Bernie Cantor. He also discusses certain major exhibitions and acquisitions and other Los Angeles basin museums. Bio/History: Donahue helped establish a History of Art Department at the University of Louisville, 1936-38; was lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), 1936-38 and at the Frick Museum (New York City) 1959-1953; curator at the Ringling Museum (Sarasota, Florida) 1953-1957, then director 1957-1964; deputy director of the Los Angeles County Museum of art, then director 1966-1979; and consultant for the Nevada Museum of Fine Arts, 1982-1985. |
| extent | [i], xii, 428 p. ; 28 cm. |
| formats | Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions |
| record source | http://catalog.library.ucla.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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