Ollman, John E., b. 1942
DealerPhiladelphia, Pa. (Show Bio)
Interview with John Ollman, 1990 Mar. 15
Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes
Transcript: 90 p. (on partial microfilm reel)
Reel(s): 4778
An interview of John Ollman conducted by Liza Kirwin for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Ollman speaks of his studies at the Philadelphia College of Art and at Indiana University before becoming director of the Janet Fleisher Gallery; the gallery's change of focus towards American Art, specifically the work of folk and self-taught artists, and visionary artists.
He discusses the changes in collecting over the past twenty years; collectors, such as Bert Hemphill; trends in collecting; artists whose work he has sold; other galleries with which he has worked, including the Phyllis Kind and Cavin Morris Galleries.
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.
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