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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Marian Hettner Grunbaum
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.grunba80
- Creators:
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Grunbaum, Marian Hettner, 1894-2000Levy, Sandra Curtis
- Dates:
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1980 May 14
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.56 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Marian Hettner Grunbaum conducted 1980 May 14, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art. She discusses growing up in Germany; her earlier career as a musician; leaving Germany with her Jewish husband during Hitler's rise to power; immigrating to the United States and settling in Houston, Texas; her work as a painter; John de Menil; the Houston, Texas arts scene 1930s-1970s.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Marian Hettner Grunbaum (ca. 1896-2000) was a painter from Dresden, Germany, who immigrated to Houston, Texas in 1937.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
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 others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Artists -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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German American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Menil, John de | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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