Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Frederick J. Dockstader

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dockst70
Creators:
Dockstader, Frederick J.
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1970 June 16-July 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
60 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Frederick J. Dockstader conducted 1970 June 16-July 2, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Frederick J. Dockstader (1919-1998) was an art consultant, museum director, and silversmith from New York, New York.

Administration

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.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 51 min.


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