Oral History interview with Lawrence A. Fleischman

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Oral History interview with Lawrence A. Fleischman

1994 April 18

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An interview of Lawrence A. Fleischman conducted 1994 Apr. 18, by Gail Stavitsky, for the Archives of American Art. Fleischman discusses his involvement with the British Museum, his personal collection of ancient art, his co-founding of the Archives of American Art and the American Art Journal, and his decision to become an art dealer. He gives his assessment of changes in the American art world since the early seventies, noting the rise of prices for American art, the entry of greater numbers of women artists and scholars into the art world, and changes to the structure of major museums. He reminisces about E.P. Richardson, Ben Shahn, and Stuart Davis, as well as other dealers and artists.

Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes (90 min. each) : analog.Transcript: 40 p.

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Archives of American Art

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From its founding to 1954 the Archives was headquartered at the Detroit Institute of Arts. In 1960 the Archives moved its headquarters to New York but a branch office remained in Detroit. In 1963 an office was opened in Rome to collect the records of American artists' work in Italy. In 1970 the Archives became a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution and moved to Washington, D.C. Directors have included Edgar Preston Richardson, 1954-1964; William E. Woolfenden, 1964-1983; Richard N. Murray, 1983...

Fleischman, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1925-1997

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Lawrence A. Fleischman (1925-1997) was an art dealer, gallery owner, collector, and publisher; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Lawrence A. Fleischman, 1970 Feb. 28-Mar. 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80202706 Lawrence Fleischman (1925-1997) was an art collector, dealer, Detroit, Mich., and one of the founders of the Archives of American Art. His wife Barbara is also an art collector. From the description of ...

Stavitsky, Gail, 1954-

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