Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 1963 January 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.brandt63
Creators:
Brandt, Grace Borgenicht, 1915-2001
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Dates:
1963 January 10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
14 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Grace Borgenicht Brandt conducted by Dorothy Seckler on 1963 January 10 for the Archives of American Art.
Brandt speaks of the beginnings of the Grace Borgenicht Gallery and her development as a dealer. She recalls the artists Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Jose de Rivera, Jimmy Ernst and Wolf Kahn.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (1915-2001) was an art dealer and collector in New York, New York.

Administration

Sponsor
This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 1963 January 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral History Interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 1963 January 10, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 38 min.

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Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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