Oral history interview with Otto Wittmann, 1976 Aug. 19-20
Wittmann, Otto,
b. 1911
d. 2001
Museum director
Toledo, Ohio
Size:
Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.
Transcript: 124 p.
Collection Summary: An interview of Otto Wittmann conducted 1976 Aug. 19-20, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Wittmann speaks of his family history and life in Kansas City; art courses at Harvard; his position at Nelson Gallery of Art; Sach's museum course at Harvard; teaching art history at Emerson College, Boston College, and Skidmore College; of being associate director of Toledo Museum of Art; of assembling a new staff, and of responsibilities as director.
Biographical/Historical Note: Otto Wittmann (1911-2001) was a museum director and consultant from Toledo, Ohio.
This interview is part of the Archives' 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.
