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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Josephine Marie Caruso Castano relating to Giovanni (John) Castano
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.castan91
- Creators:
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Castano, Josephine Marie Caruso, 1901-Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1991 May 17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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27 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Josephine Marie Caruso Castano regarding her husband, painter and art dealer Giovanni (John) Castano, conducted by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Castano discusses her childhood and marriage to Giovanni (John) Castano; his career in Cincinnati as a scene painter for the local opera company; moving to Boston circa 1930; his career there as an art dealer, owner of Castano Galleries, and an agent for Wildenstein and Knoedler's; his work as a teacher and painting restorer; the sculptor Franz Denghausen; and passing references to various painters, museum personnel, and art dealers.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Josephine Marie Caruso Castano is the widow of painter and art dealer Giovanni (John) Castano.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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 administrators.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 41 min.
Keywords
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Art -- Conservation and restoration | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Castano, Giovanni, 1896-1978 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Denhausen, Franz H., 1911- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Castano Galleries (Boston, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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