Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Bill and Peggy Foote

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.foote14
Creators:
Foote, Bill, 1937-2023
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Foote, Peggy, 1935-2023
Dates:
2014 February 16-17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
5 Items
sound files (4 hrs., 38 min.)
digital, wav
131 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Bill and Peggy Foote conducted 2014 February 16-17, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Viola Frey Oral History Project at Bill's office and home in San Francisco, California.
Scope and Contents
Bill and Peggy Foote speak of their early days growing up and their introduction to art; their meeting in Stockton; the beginnings of the Lincoln Square Gallery; their introduction to Viola Frey; their increasing involvement as art dealers in the Bay Area in the '60s and '70s; Peggy Foote's time at the California College of Arts and Crafts; their collection of Viola Frey's work and other artists' work; their interactions with Charles Fiske and Viola Frey; Frey's early years in Lodi; Frey's love of collecting jewelry and small ceramic figurines; and Frey's work in relation to gender issues. They also discuss Frey and Fiske's health issues; Frey's time at CCAC; Frey's relationship with Fiske; Frey's work as it related to Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos and other Bay Area artists; Peggy Foote's gallery Conway Antiques in the 70's and 80's; Bill Foote's remembrances at Frey's memorial. They also recall Shirley Hanson, Rena Bransten, Squeak Carnwath, Gary Knecht, Leslie Wenger, Nancy Hoffman, Richard McDonald, Maryanne Schulz, the Wiebe twins, Robert Arneson, Vernon Coykendall, Noni Eccles Treadwell, Sam Perry, Jackie Maybeck, Gloria Champion, Jack Laycox, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Bill Foote (1937-2023) and Peggy (1935-2023) were art collectors and retired art and antique dealers in San Francisco, California who collected Viola Frey's works of art. Bill worked as a psychiatrist. Peggy worked as a psychiactic nurse before opening her shop, Conway's Antiques. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for this interview was provided by the Artists' Legacy Foundation.
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 administrators.

Digital Content


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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Feminism and art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Antique dealers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Arneson, Robert, 1930-1992 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bransten, Rena, 1933- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Carnwath, Squeak, 1947- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Champion, Gloria Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coykendall, Vernon Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fiske, Charles Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Foote, Bill, 1937-2023 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frey, Viola, 1933-2004 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hanson, Shirley Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hoffman, Nancy, 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Knecht, Gary Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Laycox, Jack Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maybeck, Jackie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
McDonald, Richard Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Perry, Sam, 1963- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Schulz, Maryanne Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Treadwell, Noni Eccles Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wenger, Leslie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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California College of Arts and Crafts (San Francisco, Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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