Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Adelyn Dohme Breeskin

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.breesk79
Creators:
Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986
Haifley, Julie
Dates:
1979 June 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
72 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Adelyn Breeskin conducted 1979 June 20 and August 1 and August 14, by Julie Link Haifley, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Breeskin speaks of her childhood and growing up in Baltimore; attending Bryn Mawr College and Radcliffe; her art work; the influence of Katherine B. Child; the Stuart Club; travel abroad; the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Gallery; prints and printmaking; teaching; the Garrett Collection of prints; her experience at the 1960 Venice Biennale; the art collectors Etta and Claribel Cone; and published writings on Mary Cassatt.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Adelyn Dohme Breeskin (1896-1986) was an art historian and curator from Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Administration

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

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 30 min.


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