Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.parkin70
Creators:
Parkinson, Elizabeth Bliss, 1907-2001
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
97 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson conducted 1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson (1907-2001) was an art collector and patron from New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 23 min.


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