Oral history interview with Marian Locks

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Oral history interview with Marian Locks

1989 Sept. 20-29

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An interview of Marian Locks conducted, 1989 Sept, 20-29, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Locks discusses her early life, education, and the evolution of the Marian Locks Gallery, founded in 1968, which represented Philadelphia artists. Locks discusses the artists represented by the gallery including Edna Andrade, Liz Osborne, John Formicola, James Havard, Tom Chimes, and Warren Rohrer. Along with a discussion of how she met each artist and his/her stylistic development over the years, Locks discusses the sale of the artists' works, who their collectors were and how successful they were over the years. Among the collectors discussed are Dr. Luther Brady and various Philadelphia corporations. She discusses exhibitions at the gallery such as a group show of women artists, and an exhibit of Louis Kahn drawings. She discusses the gallery scene in Philadelphia; efforts to get recognition for Philadelphia artists through the press; the Philadelphia press coverage of the art scene; the relationship between the city's museums and artists; and recent changes in the Marian Locks Gallery.

Sound recording 3 sound cassettes.Transcript 133 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7916899

Archives of American Art

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Rohrer, Warren

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Painter, educator; Philadelphia, Penn. From the description of Warren Rohrer interviews, 1989 Mar. 9-June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192999 Rohrer, Warren, Painter and educator of Philadelphia, Penn. From the description of Oral history interview with Warren Rohrer, 1989 Mar. 9-June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397963 ...

Marian Locks Gallery

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Art gallery; Philadelphia, Pa. Est. 1968. Name changed to Locks Gallery ca. 1990. Mainly showed the work of contemporary Philadelphia area artists. From the description of Locks Gallery records, 1968-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595103 ...

Osborne, Elizabeth, 1936-

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Brady, Luther W., 1925-

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Luther W. Brady, MD, one of the world's foremost oncologists, is Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology and Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Hahnemann University, Dr. Brady stepped down in 1996, having built, during a distinguished tenure, a department reputed for its teaching excellence and innovat...

Andrade, Edna, 1917-

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Edna Andrade, b. 1917, Painter of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Edna Andrade, 1987 Apr. 1-29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395700 Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Edna Andrade interviews, 1987 Apr. 1 - 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178174 Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1933-1937, receiving a B.F.A. from the Uni...

Locks, Marian

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Art dealer (Philadelphia, Pa.). From the description of Marian Locks interviews, 1989 Sept. 20-29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184083 Locks, Marian, Art dealer of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Marian Locks, 1989 Sept. 20-29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397143 ...