Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Hirshhorn, Olga
| title | Oral history interviews with Olga C. Hirshhorn, 1986-1988. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | These interviews of Hirshhorn by Judith K. Zilczer, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum, and Pamela M. Henson, Smithsonian Institution Archives, discuss her youth; education; child-rearing years; careers in day care and business services; marriage to Joseph H. Hirshhorn; their travels, art collecting, meetings with S. Dillon Ripley; and the decision to donate the collection to the Smithsonian. Included are reminiscences of such art figures as Willem de Kooning, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, and Man Ray. An additional interview of Hirshhorn by Sidney S. Lawrence, III, Head of Public Affairs, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and Judith K. Zilczer, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum, was conducted in 1998. |
| extent | 18 audiotapes (Reference copies). |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Restricted. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Description in control file; (2) name index to transcript. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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| title | Other Papers and Miscellaneous Manuscript Collections |
| repository | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library |
| description | The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Art Collection Papers (1948-1966) and the supplementary Olga Hirshhorn Art Papers (1945-1981) relate to Hirshhorn as a patron and collector. The Olga Hirshhorn Photography Collection contains archival photographs of artists, art-world figures, and Joseph H. Hirshhorn. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Qualified researchers may see curatorial files, other special collections, and artworks in storage at the Hirshhorn Museum by prior appointment, depending on staff availability. |
| record source | http://hirshhorn.si.edu/education/research.html |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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| title | Artist file: Hirshhorn, Olga; 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 HIRSHHORN, OLGA |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010777499707141 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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| title | Hirshhorn Papers Project, 1990-1994. |
| repository | Smithsonian Institution Archives |
| description | This accession consists of records documenting the gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Papers to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and their subsequent transfer to the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The original gift was made by Olga Hirshhorn. Materials include correspondence and memoranda. Forms part of: (SIA RS01146) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department. Hirshhorn Papers Project, 1990-1994. |
| extent | 0.25 cu. ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2010; Transferring office; 10/31/2003 memoranda, Wright to Zilczer; Contact reference staff for details. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Electronic List in accession file. Folder List in accession file. HTML List in accession file. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:34 |
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| title | Adeline Herder Papers, 1942-1999. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical material; correspondence, 1940s -1990s; exhibition files,1960s-1990s, containing sale and price lists, catalogs, announcements, and reviews; writings and notes; photographs of Herder and of her artwork; address and appointment books; a sketchbook; a pastel and watercolor self-portrait; video recordings and printed material. Among the correspondents are Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn, Roy Neuberger, August Heckscher, Sari Dienes, Roy Davis, Cecily Langdale, and Elaine Benson. Videos (VHS) include "Addie Herder, Spring 1993," "Addie Herder, Collage, Boxes, 1996," and "R. Neuberger Birthday"; and two U-Matic video recordings,"Addie Herder, Tape 1 and Tape 2." Bio / His Notes: Collagist; New York City; Paris. b. 1920. |
| extent | 4.3 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Exhibition Files Catalogs Ephemera Writings |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.herdadel.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/adeline-herder-papers-6323 |
| acquisition information | Donated 2001 by Adeline Herder. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:36 |
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| title | Oral history interviews with Olga C. Hirshhorn, 1986-1988. |
| repository | Smithsonian Institution Archives |
| description | These interviews of Hirshhorn by Judith K. Zilczer, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum, and Pamela M. Henson, Smithsonian Institution Archives, discuss her youth; education; child-rearing years; careers in day care and business services; marriage to Joseph H. Hirshhorn; their travels, art collecting, meetings with S. Dillon Ripley; and the decision to donate the collection to the Smithsonian. Included are reminiscences of such art figures as Willem de Kooning, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, and Man Ray. An additional interview of Hirshhorn by Sidney S. Lawrence, III, Head of Public Affairs, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and Judith K. Zilczer, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum, was conducted in 1998. Bio / His Notes: Olga C. Hirshhorn (1920- ), an art collector, was instrumental in the founding of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Born Olga Zatorsky, she was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended New York University and from 1939 to 1962 was married to John Cunningham. She established several of her own businesses, including a day care center and a business services firm, Services Unlimited. In 1964, she married financier and art collector, Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1900-1981), also a resident of Greenwich. She assisted her husband with his career and art avocation and began her own collection of modern art. The Hirshhorns were important figures in the art world and formed lasting friendships with many artists. In 1966, at the urging of Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, Joseph Hirshhorn donated his modern art collection to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1974, it opened as the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Local Number: SIA RU009566 |
| extent | 18 audiotapes (Reference copies). |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Restricted. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | (1) Description in control file; (2) name index to transcript. |
| acquisition information | Smithsonian Institution Archives. Oral History Program. Agency history record, 1973- . |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:38 |
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