Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Boris Mirski

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Boris Mirski, 1973 June 19, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.mirski73
Creators:
Mirski, Boris, 1898-1974
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1973 June 19
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
34 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Boris Mirski conducted 1973 June 19, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Mirski discusses the creative life of Jews in general and briefly touches upon his own background and career as an art dealer.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Boris Mirski (1898-1974) was an art dealer from Boston, Mass.

Administration

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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Boris Mirski, 1973 June 19, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: available for use in AAA's Washington, D.C. office and through interlibrary loan.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 24 min.

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