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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Victor D. Spark
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.spark75
- Creators:
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Spark, Victor D. (Victor David), 1898-1991Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1975 August 5
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 ItemsSound recording: 3 sound files (1 hr., 59 min.)digital, wav55 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interview of Victor D. Spark, conducted August 5, 1975, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, at Spark's New York City apartment.
Scope and Contents
Spark speaks of his early schooling at Townsend Harris Hall and NYU; his experience in the Marine Corps during World War II; working in his father's hotel business; the economic difficulties for art dealers during the Great Depression; apprenticing in galleries and working as a small art dealer; changes in the mid-century American art market; the differences between the art market for modern and contemporary art and that of older art. Spark also recalls Maxim Karolik, Edith Halpert, the gallerists Duveen, Knoedler, Wildenstein, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Victor D. Spark (1898-1991) was an art dealer from New York, New York.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 59 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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