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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Marjorie Phillips
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.philli74
- Creators:
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Phillips, Marjorie, 1895-1985Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1974 June 27
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tapeSound recording: 1 sound tape5 in.61 PagesTranscript
- 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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 1 min.
Keywords
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Painters -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
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