Oral history interview with Esther Robles, 1981 Aug. 24-31
Robles, Esther Waggoner,
b. 1907
d. 2001
Gallery owner
Los Angeles, Calif.
Size:
Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes
Transcript: 125 p.
Collection Summary: An interview of Esther Robles conducted 19881 Aug. 24-31, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art.
Robles speaks of her family background; early art training; opening her own gallery in the 1940s; exhibitions at the gallery and artists who exhibited; the art community in Los Angeles and some of the problems in being a dealer there; her dedication to showing a variety of artists; working on the U.S. Treasury Department's Art Advisory Panel; and the closing of her gallery. She recalls Stanton Macdonald-Wright. Also present is Robles' husband, Robert.
Biographical/Historical Note: Ester Robles (1907-2001) was a gallery director from Los Angeles, Calif.
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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