Oral history interview with Ben Heller

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Oral history interview with Ben Heller

1973 Jan. 8

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An interview of Ben Heller conducted 1973 Jan. 8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Heller speaks of his youth and education in New York; his early interest in music and literature; starting his painting and sculpture collection; the relationship between artists and collectors; art movements and the impact of collectors on them; art as a financial investment; the changes in his collecting interests; becoming a dealer, and some of the problems involved; the lack of financial support for art institutions; and traveling exhibitions of his collection.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 54 p.

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Heller, Ben, 1925-

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Art collector, patron, dealer (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Ben Heller interview, 1973 Jan. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220183985 Ben Heller (1925- ) is an art collector, patron, and dealer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ben Heller, 1973 Jan. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595108 ...

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 ...