Oral history interview with Charles Alan

Hirshhorn, Joseph Herman, 1899-1981

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Joseph Herman Hirshhorn was born in 1899 in Mitau, Latvia. In 1905 his mother emigrated with her children to the United States and settled the family in Brooklyn, New York. To keep the family afloat, the children had to help, and Joseph left school at the age of twelve to sell newspapers. By the age of fourteen, he was an office boy for the firm that later became the American Stock Exchange. In a short time, he became a chartist, charting stocks for an editor on Wall Street. In 1916 he took a sm...

Breinin, Raymond, 1910-

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Painter and sculptor (New York City). From the description of Raymond Breinin papers, 1928-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576626 ...

Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008

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Born in McPherson, Kansas, in 1933, Bruce Conner spent his childhood and young adulthood in nearby Wichita. Upon graduating from Wichita High School East, Conner went on to study art at Wichita University and University of Nebraska, where he met his wife-to-be, Jean Sandstedt. He continued art studies at the Brooklyn Art School and the University of Colorado. In 1957, at the urging of his childhood friend, the poet Michael McClure, and attracted by stories of a vibrant art and literary scene tha...

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986

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Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.Born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O’Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, where she learned the techniques of traditional painting. Th...

Levine, Jack, 1915-2010

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Jack Levine interview, 1968 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187653 Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jack Levine : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309738074 Painter; Boston, Mass. and New York, N.Y. Exponent of Social Realism during the 1930s. He resided in Boston until 1942. Married to painter Ruth Gik...

Root, Edward Wales, -1956

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Art collector and instructor; Clinton, N.Y. Collector of predominately American avant-garde art. Taught art at Hamilton College. Edward is the son of Elihu Root. From the description of Edward Wales Root papers, 1896-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80507176 Art collector and art instructor; Clinton, N.Y. Collector of predominately American avant-garde art. Taught art at Hamilton College. He was the son of Elihu Root. ...

Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892

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Painter. From the description of William Harnett sketches, 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502450 ...

Allen, Lawrence, 1948-

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Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964

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Stuart Davis (1892-1964) was a painter and teacher, from New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis Henry Taylor, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821083 Painter; New York, N.Y. Birthdate also cited as 1894. From the description of Stuart Davis interview, 1962 May-June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220202540 Painter and teacher, New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis...

Marin, John, 1870-1953

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Painter, etcher. From the description of John Marin letter to Louis Kalonyme, 1953 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122403986 John Marin was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1870. He spent two years at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1898-1900), one year at the Art Students' league, and four years in Europe, mainly Paris, where he free-lanced in etching, oil, and watercolor. He was mentored by Alfred Stieglitz, famous New York photographer, who showed Marin's ...

Marin, John, Jr. 1915?-1988.

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Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Edith Halpert lecture, 1959 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394970 Edith Halpert (1900-1970) was an art dealer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edith Gregor Halpert, 1962-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84045096 Edith Gregor Halpert (1900-1970) was an art dealer fromf New York, N.Y. Halpert founded Downtown Gallery. From the description o...

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Yale School of Drama

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In 1924, Yale established the first department of drama in the country with a generous contribution from Edward S. Harkness (B.A. 1897). As part of the School of Fine Arts, the Department of Drama offered a Master of Fine Arts in Drama, first conferred in 1931. The department was headed by George Pierce Baker, formerly of the well-known English "47 Workshop" at Harvard. By vote of the Yale Corporation in 1955, the Department of Drama separated from the School of Fine Arts and became the Yale Sch...

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Yasuo Kuniyoshi letter to Edgar P. Richarson, 1948 July 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79897805 Japanese-American painter and printmaker; New York. From the description of [Yasuo Kuniyoshi art work] [graphic] / Yasuo Kuniyoshi, artist and photographer. [ca. 1945-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81603860 Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) was a Japanese-American painter, printmaker and photogra...

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982

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Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Julian E. Levi, 1968 Oct.-Dec [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81348846 Julian E. Levi (1900-1982) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y. Levi studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and in France. He was on the faculties of the Art Students' League, New School for Social Research, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. ...

Alan, Charles, 1908?-1975

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. Attended Horace Mann School, graduating in 1924. Attended Yale School of Drama in 1925, then worked as a set designer for MGM and Warner Brothers. In 1930, Alan became a theatrical set designer and director. After serving in the Army in World War II, he worked for Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery. In 1952, he opened the Charles Alan Gallery, specializing in contemporary art. Alan closed the gallery in 1970 to become a private dealer. ...

Cummings, Paul (Singer)

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Littlefield was a painter, writer and art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1969. Cummings, an art historian, was an expert on drawings and prints. From the description of William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings, 1951-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390381 Art historian and editor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Cummings papers, 1967-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594609 ...

Sachs, Paul J.

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Baker, Richard Brown

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Collector; New York, N.Y; b. 1912; d. Jan. 22, 2002 at age 89. From the description of Richard Brown Baker papers, 1941-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118538 A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Brown Baker graduated from Yale University in 1935. After studying at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, he returned to Providence where he worked as a reporter. In 1940 he returned to Europe as attaché and private secretary to the American Ambassador in Mad...

Landau, Felix, 1924-2003

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Askew, R. Kirk (Ralph Kirk), 1903-1974

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Gallery director. Owned Durlacher Brothers from 1937 through ca. 1969. From the description of R. Kirk Askew papers, 1928-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389812 ...

Zerbe, Karl, 1903-1972

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Karl Zerbe (1903-1972) was a painter in Munich, Germany and Boston, Mass. From the description of Karl Zerbe papers, 1938-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020485 ...

Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y.; Owned by Edith Gregor Halpert. Established as Our Gallery in 1926 by Edith Gregor Halpert and Berthe Kroll Goldsmith for the purpose of promoting modern American art. Downtown Gallery was an early promoter of American folk art. The gallery name changed to Downtown Gallery in 1927, and Halpert became its sole owner in 1935. Subsidiary galleries operated by Downtown Gallery on its premises were: The Daylight Gallery (opened 1930), American Folk...

Geddes, Norman-Bel 1893-1958

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American designer, author and theatrical producer. From the description of Letter, 1916 May 25, to "Wiff" [i.e., Helen Belle Sneider Geddes]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648343 American stage designer and industrial designer. From the description of Norman Bel Geddes Theater and Industrial Design Papers, 1873-1964 (bulk 1914-1958). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University...

Conner, Bruce.

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Printmaker and filmmaker; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Bruce Conner papers, 1956-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82285090 Biographical Information Bruce Conner in twenty-five words or less: Bruce Conner is the best cereal in America. Tasty and nutritious. He never gets soggy. He's always crisp. - Richard Brautigan (1975) Sculptor, filmmaker, collagist, painter, dra...

Breinin, Raymond, 1910-

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Washburn, George Y.

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Levy, Julien

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Educator, writer, art dealer, collector; New York, N.Y. and Conn. Born 1906. Died 1981. From the description of Julien Levy interview, 1975 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220182594 Julien Levy (1906-1981) was an educator, writer, art dealer, and collector from New York, N.Y. and Conn. From the description of Oral history interview with Julien Levy, 1975 May 30 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595094 Author, teache...