
With generous funding from Barbara G. Fleischman, the Archives of American Art partnered with the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection to create a series of 20 oral history interviews of art collectors. The Archives together with the Frick developed a list of potential interview candidates across the US whose unique stories contribute to the history of collecting and patronage in America. The project had three primary goals: to increase the Archives’ and the Center’s sources for the study of collecting in America; to make the transcripts and audio and/or video portions of the interviews available at the Archives and the Center and through their websites; and to encourage new avenues of inquiry by placing these materials in the broad context of the history of the visual arts.
All interviews were digitally recorded between 2012 and 2018, transcribed, and edited. All unrestricted transcripts are available through the Archives’ and the Frick’s websites.
For further information about this project, contact:
Liza Kirwin, Deputy Director, Archives of American Art, KirwinL@si.edu
Interviews
- Abrams, George S., 1932-
Oral history interview with George S. Abrams, 2018 Jan. 25- Oct. 25 - Bresler, Fleur, 1926-
Oral history interview with Fleur Bresler, 2018 April 19 - Broad, Eli, 1933-
Oral history interview with Eli Broad, 2012 Jan. 30-April 16 - Diamond, Hester, 1928-2020
Oral history interview with Hester Diamond, 2017 October 4-5 - Ebsworth, Barney A., 1934-2018
Oral history interview with Barney A. Ebsworth, 2017 April 12-13 - Ganz, Tony, 1947-
Oral history interview with Tony Ganz, 2014 December 6 - Haas, Mimi, 1946-
Oral history interview with Mimi Haas, 2018 Oct. 26 - Lunder, Peter, 1933-
Oral history interview with Peter and Paula Lunder, 2017 October 19-20 - Marin, Cheech, 1946-
Oral history interview with Cheech Marin, 2017 October 16-17 - Martin, Steve, 1945-
Oral history interview with Steve Martin, 2013 February 4-5 - Meyerhoff, Robert E., 1924-
Oral history interview with Robert E. Meyerhoff, 2014 December 11-12 - Newhouse, Samuel Irving, 1927-2017
Oral history interview with S.I. Newhouse, Jr. and Victoria Newhouse, 2012 January 4-18 - Schorer, Clifford, 1966-
Oral history interview with Clifford Schorer, 2018 - Shirley, Jon, 1938-
Oral history interview with Jon Shirley, 2018 August 7-8 - Taubman, A. Alfred, 1924-2015
Oral history interview with A. Alfred Taubman, 2013 June 6 - July 13 - Wright, Virginia, 1929-2020
Oral history interview with Virginia Wright, 2017 March 22- 23 - Yang, Hanford, 1929-
Oral history interview with Hanford Yang, 2016 October 28-December 14 - Zell, Helen, 1942-
Oral history interview with Helen Zell, 2016 December 5-6
Total Records: 18