Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Annemarie Pope

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.pope81
Creators:
Pope, Annemarie Henle, 1910-2001
Pennington, Estill Curtis
Dates:
1981 Apr. 21
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
34 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Annemarie Pope conducted 1981 April 21, by Estill Curtis "Buck" Pennington, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Annemarie Henle Pope (1910-2001) was an art administrator from Dortmund, Westphalia, Germany, who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed include growing up in Germany; art education; relocating to the United States; world travels; managing art exhibitions for the Smithsonian Institution; politics in art; and international traveling exhibitions, among other topics.

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. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
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 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 23 min.


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