Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Emily Tremaine

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.tremai73
Creators:
Tremaine, Emily Hall, 1908-1987
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1973 January 24
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
47 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Emily Tremaine conducted 1973 January 24, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Tremaine discusses her mother's interest in art; A. Everett Austin's influencing her to collect art; education abroad; discovery of Piet Mondrian and his work, "Victory Boogie Woogie; Miller Company collection of architectural paintings; her personal collection; pop artists and art; and life as a collector.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Emily Tremaine (1908-1987) was an art collector from New York, N.Y. who was born in Butte, Montana.

Administration

Sponsor
This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
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.
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 reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 38 min.


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