Oral history interview with John Clancy
Portions of this collection are digitized

Summary

Oral history interview with John Clancy, 1970 July 10, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.clancy70
Creators:
Clancy, John C., 1897-1981
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1970 July 10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
26 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interview of John Clancy conducted 1970 July 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Clancy speaks of Frank K. M. Rehn and his background; the beginnings of the Rehn Gallery; his own background; joining the gallery and working for Frank Rehn; artists associated with the gallery; the effect of the Depression on the gallery; how artists and works of art were selected; reasons for the success of the Rehn Gallery; the gallery's future. He recalls Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Franklin Watkins.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
John C. Clancy (1897-1981) was the director of the Rehn Gallery in New York, New York.
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.
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 16 min.
Digital Content

Oral history interview with John Clancy, 1970 July 10, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with John Clancy, 1970 July 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Depressions -- 1929 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Gallery directors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rehn, Frank Knox Morton, 1848-1914 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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