Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dwan10
Creators:
Dwan, Virginia
Stuckey, Charles F.
Dates:
2010 July 14-2011 March 21
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
66 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Virginia Dwan conducted 2010 July 14-2011 March 21, by Charles F. Stuckey, for the Archives of American Art's Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts project, at Dwan's home, in New York, New York.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Virginia Dwan (1931- ) is an art collector and philanthropist in New York, New York.

Administration

Sponsor
This interview is part of the Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts Project, funded by the A G Foundation.
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 administrators.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from Virginia Dwan, c/o of Anne Kovach. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 48 min.


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Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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