Oral history interview with Anne Rorimer

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Geldzahler, Henry.

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d. Aug. 16, 1994. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122310922 Henry Geldzahler was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1935, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1940. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 and joined the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1960, becoming the first curator of contemporary art. In 1966, Geldzahler served as United States Commissioner ...

Richards, Judith Olch

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Buchloh, B. H. D.

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Buren, Daniel

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Graham, Dan, 1942-

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Daniel "Dan" Graham (born March 31, 1942) is an American artist, writer, and curator. Graham grew up in New Jersey. In 1964 he began directing the John Daniels Gallery in New York, where he put on Sol LeWitt's first one-man show, and in groups shows, exhibited works of Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and Robert Smithson. Like these artists, Graham considered himself a writer-artist, publishing essays and reviews on rock music, Dwight D. Eisenhower's paintings, and Dean Martin's television show. His e...

Acconci, Vito, 1940-....

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B. 1940. From the description of Vito Acconci artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432004 B. in New York on January 24, 1940. From the description of Vito Acconci : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 440799764 Interviewee Vito Acconci (1940- ) is an installation artist, designer, and architect in Brooklyn, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is a former director of iCI in N...

Tucker, Marcia, 1940-2006

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American curator, art critic and museum director (1940-2006) received her Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College in 1961. She then went on to earn a Masters of Art from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts in 1965. Starting out as an artist, she wrote reviews for art magazines, and cataloged and curated the private collections of Alfred and Margo Barr, and of William and Noma Copley. Finding she preferred the role of art interpreter and presenter, she accepted a position curator o...

Asher, Michael J.

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B. 1943. From the description of Michael Asher artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432470 ...

Lippard, Lucy R., 1937-

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Lucy Lippard (born 1937 in New York City) is an American art critic and curator. An early champion of conceptual art, feminist artists, and artists of color, Lippard has authored numerous books on art and art theory. She is a co-founder of Printed Matter, an art book and artist's book shop in New York City, and an original member of the Heresies Collective, a group of feminist artists and critics responsible for the journal Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics. Lippard was educat...

Maxon, John, 1916-1977

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John Maxon is a retired forensic photographer. From the description of John Maxon Western American collection, 1963-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367796327 ...

Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997

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d. Feb. 2, 1997, Yiannina, Greece. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 84607001 Theodore Stamos (1922-1997) was an Abstract Expressionist painter and educator in N.Y. and Greece. From the description of Theodoros Stamos papers, 1922-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744426362 Theodros Stamos, Abstract Expressionist Painter; NY and Lefkada Greece, 1922-1997; James ...

Rorimer, Anne.

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Anne Rorimer (1944-) is a curator and art historian in Chicago, Ill. Judith Olch Richards (1947-) is a former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Anne Rorimer, 2010 Nov. 15-16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020517 ...

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Bryn Mawr college

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Art Institute of Chicago.

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Wegman, William

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William Wegman (1943- ) is a photographer, New York, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director, iCI; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with William Wegman, 2008 Mar. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 226956609 ...

Weiner, Lawrence, 1942-

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Conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner began his career in the 1960s with innovative installations and video art. Weiner also produced books, films, audio works, and digital media. From the description of Do you believe in water [videorecording] / Lawrence Weiner. [1976] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 727176455 From the description of There but for [videorecording] / Lawrence Weiner. [1980] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 732718257 ...

Speyer, A. James, 1913-1986

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Nauman, Bruce, 1941-....

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Sculptor; Pecos, N.M. From the description of Bruce Nauman interviews, 1980 May 27-May 30 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220239971 From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Nauman, 1980 May 27-May 30 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007048 Bruce Nauman, b. 1940, Sculptor of Pecos, N.M. From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Nauman, 1980 May 27-30 [sound recording]. (Unknown). World...

Buffalo Fine Arts Academy

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On November 11, 1862, a group of prominent Buffalo citizens met to adopt a constitution and by-laws for the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. At this initial meeting, it was agreed to establish and maintain a permanent art gallery in Buffalo. Until this was accomplished in 1905, the Academy held exhibitions in several locations in downtown Buffalo. In 1905, the Academy moved to its current location on Elmwood Avenue. The 1905 building, gifted by Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist John...

Hesse, Eva, 1936-1970

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Sculptor and instructor. Born in Hamburg, Germany, immigrated to the U.S. and later became naturalized. Studied at Pratt Institute, 1952-53, Art Students League, 1953 and Cooper Union, 1954-57, all in New York City. Lecturer at School of Visual Arts, New York City, 1968-70. From the description of Eva Hesse papers, 1914-1970, 1960-1970 (bulk dates). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83120458 ...

Newman, Muriel Kallis Steinberg

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Art collector; Chicago, Ill. From the description of Muriel Kallis Newman papers, 1950-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566160 ...

Broodthaers, Marcel

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Kuh, Katharine

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Katharine Kuh, art historian, art curator, and author. From the description of Katharine Kuh papers, 1937-1964 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131643 b. 1904; d. 1994. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81397405 Art consultant, curator, and critic; Chicago and New York City; b. 1904; d. 1994. From the description of Katharine Kuh interviews, 1982 Mar. 18 - 19...

D'Harnoncourt, Anne, 1943-2008

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LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007

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Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007) Sol LeWitt was born on September 9th, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Eastern European immigrants. His father, a doctor and inventor, died when he was 6. Soon after, he moved with his mother, a nurse, to live with an aunt in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother took him to art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and he would draw on wrapping paper from his aunt’s grocery store. LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949 (where he made his f...

Rorimer, James J. (James Joseph), 1905-1966

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Museum director and art historian; New York City. Rorimer was the motivating force in the development of the Cloisters. Educated at Harvard University and the Ecole Gory in Paris, his employment by the Metropolitan Museum of Art began in 1927 and continued until his death. He was curator of the Department of Medieval Art (1934-1955), director of the Cloisters (1949-1966) and director and trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1955-1966). During WWII, Rorimer served i...

Castelli, Leo

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Leo Castelli (1907-1999) was an art dealer in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Leo Castelli, 1969 July [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79081963 b. September 4, 1907; d. August 21, 1999. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122377727 Art collector and dealer; interviewee b. 1907. From the description of Reminiscences of Leo C...

Lowry, Bates, 1923-....

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Bates Lowry serves as Director of the Museum's Dept. of Painting and Sculpture, January 1968-July 1969, and Director of the Museum, July 1968-May 1969. From the description of Bates Lowry papers, 1965-1969. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 701722166 Architectural historian, Chicago, Ill. b. 1924. d. 2004. Lowry was an active member in the Committee to Resuce Italian Art. From the description of Motion Picture film docume...

Smith, Tony, 1912-1980

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Tony Smith (1912-1980) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Tony Smith, 1978 Aug. 22-30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477529 Tony Smith, b. 1912; d. 1980, Sculptor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Tony Smith, 1978 Aug. 22-30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397565 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1980. From the description of Tony Smith interviews, 1978...

Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts Project.

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Hale, Robert Beverly, 1901-1985

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Robert Beverly Hale (1901-1985) was an administrator, instructor, and art historian. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Beverly Hale, 1968 Oct. 4-Nov. 1 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595084 Robert Beverly Hale (1901-1985) was an administrator, instructor, and art historian from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Beverly Hale, 1984 Mar. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476972...