Archives of American Art

Robert C. Vose lecture

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.vose87
Creators:
Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998
Dates:
1987 May 14
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette
Sound recording
13 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A lecture delivered 1987 May 14, by Robert C. Vose, at the Somerset Club, Boston, Massachusetts.
Scope and Contents
Vose recalls some of the major American paintings sold by the Vose Galleries. He speaks of the thirty to forty year cycles in popularity and prices of American paintings, and of leading collectors, particularly Maxim Karolik.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Robert C. Vose (1911-1998) was an art dealer from Boston, Massachusetts.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lecture was given at the Somerset Club for members of the Archives of American Art. Vose agreed to its being recorded and included in the Archives' collection.

Digital Content


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 50 min..


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