Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ti-Grace Atkinson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.atkins72
Creators:
Atkinson, Ti-Grace
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1972 May 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
57 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Ti-Grace Atkinson conducted 1972 May 7, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Atkinson speaks about attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania; founding the Institute of Contemporary Arts at the University of Pennsylvania; organizing a Clyfford Still exhibition and others; the Philadelphia Art scene; writing for "Art News"; and her involvement in the feminist movement.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-) is a museum curator. She is one of the founders of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is 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.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
ACCESS RESTRICTED; use requires written permission. Contact Archives Reference Services for information.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of this interview, with permission, requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives of American Art reading rooms.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 9 min.


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Arts administrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
University of Pennsylvania. Institute of Contemporary Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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