Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Vera List

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.list73
Creators:
List, Vera
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1973 Jan. 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
35 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Vera List conducted 1973 Jan. 9, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. List speaks of her early life and family; her family's interests in art; her marriage to Albert List; living in Cleveland, New York, and Connecticut; starting her collection of paintings and sculpture; her purchases of works by young artists; and the personal and emotional reasons for collecting. She discusses her affiliation with the Jewish Museum, Lincoln Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum, and she recalls Alan Solomon, George Segal, and Albert A. List.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Vera List Patron (1908-2002) was a collector from Byram, Conn.

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.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hrs., 22 min.


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