Oral history interview with John Clancy

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Oral history interview with John Clancy

1970 July 10

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Interview of John Clancy conducted 1970 July 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Clancy speaks of Frank K. M. Rehn and his background; the beginnings of the Rehn Gallery; his own background; joining the gallery and working for Frank Rehn; artists associated with the gallery; the effect of the Depression on the gallery; how artists and works of art were selected; reasons for the success of the Rehn Gallery; the gallery's future. He recalls Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Franklin Watkins.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 26 p.

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Rehn, Frank Knox Morton, 1848-1914

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Cummings, Paul (Singer)

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Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967

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Clancy, John, d. 1981,

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John Clancy (d. 1981) was the director of the Rehn Gallery in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with John Clancy, 1970 July 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595130 Director, the Rehn Gallery, New York, N.Y. From the description of John Clancy interview, 1970 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185160 Art dealer, New York, N.Y. Directed F[rank] K.M. Rehn, Inc. art gallery. Died 1981. Luks was a pai...

Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972

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Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries

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Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries (1918-1981) was an art gallery in New York, N.Y. Owned by Frank Knox Morton Rehn (1886-1956), son of the marine painter Frank Knox Morton Rehn (1848-1914). John Clancy (1897-1981) was Rehn's long-time assistant who eventually became the gallery director; after Rehn's death he purchased the gallery, which continued to operate under the name Rehn Galleries until 1981. From the description of Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969...