Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Marjorie Phillips

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.philli74
Creators:
Phillips, Marjorie, 1895-1985
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1974 June 27
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape
Sound recording: 1 sound tape
5 in.
61 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Marjorie Phillips conducted 1974 June 27, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Phillips speaks of the Art Students League; marriage to Duncan Phillips and starting a gallery in the family house, exhibitions, purchases of art work; forming the collection; influence of the Phillips Collection; her book Duncan Phillips and His Collection; and her own painting and exhibition.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Marjorie Phillips (1895-1985) was a painter and collector from Washington, D.C. She was the wife of Duncan Phillips. Social Security Death Index and the Phillips Collection website site her birth date as 1894.

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.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content


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Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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General

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


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Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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