Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with John Ollman

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ollman90
Creators:
Ollman, John E., 1942-
Kirwin, Liza
Dates:
1990 Mar. 15
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
90 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of John Ollman conducted 1990 Mar. 15, by Liza Kirwin for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Scope and Contents
Ollman speaks of his studies at the Philadelphia College of Art and at Indiana University before becoming director of the Janet Fleisher Gallery; the gallery's change of focus towards American Art, specifically the work of folk and self-taught artists, and visionary artists. He discusses the changes in collecting over the past twenty years; collectors, such as Bert Hemphill; trends in collecting; artists whose work he has sold; other galleries with which he has worked, including the Phyllis Kind and Cavin Morris Galleries.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
John E. Ollman (1942- ) is an art dealer from Philadelphia, Pa.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4778 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 34 min.


Keywords

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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Art dealers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hemphill, Herbert Waide Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cavin Morris Gallery Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Janet Fleisher Gallery (Philadelphia, Pa.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Phyllis Kind Gallery Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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