Query: Lerner, Abram
Oral history interview with Joseph H. Hirshhorn
Creators:
Hirshhorn, Joseph H.
Cummings, Paul
Dates:
1976 Dec. 16
Size:
2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
48 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.hirshh76
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Joseph H. Hirshhorn conducted 1976 Dec. 16, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

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in AAA.hirshh76 for Lerner, Abram
Discusses the design, installation, and opening of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, reminiscences of staff, the board of trustees, artists, and critics; the opening of the museum, and early exhibitions, including: architect Gordon Bunschaft's vision for the Hirshhorn building; the installation of the collection for the opening of the museum; reminiscences of staff Michael Shapiro, Cynthia Jaffee McCabe, and Inez Garson; the plan and reconfiguration of the Sculpture Garden; the role of the Smithsonian in the new museum; the purpose of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Board of Trustees; reflections on the political climate during the 1970s; the initial objections toward the Hirshhorn Museum prior to its opening; hearings on the museum by the U.S. Congress; moving the collection to Washington, D.C.; the Bicentennial of the American Revolution exhibitions; public attendance and response once the museum opened; ideas on the depth of the collections and the role that research plays in a museum; the The Noble Buyer: John Quinn, Patron of the Avant-Garde exhibition; Hirshhorn's collection of Benin art now housed at the National Museum of African Art; the article by Harold Rosenberg on the opening of the museum; John Beardsley and the Probing the Earth: Contemporary Land Projects exhibition; reminiscences of the sculptor Henry Moore; the exhibition interests of Charles W. Millard, III, the first Chief Curator; The Avant Garde in Russia exhibition and the play Victory Over the Sun; reminiscences of artist Larry Rivers; exhibitions curated by Joseph Shannon, such as the R. B. Kitaj exhibition; the obligation to show overseas exhibitions; the installation of the Jesus Raphael Soto retrospective; the Bicentennial exhibition openings; The Sources of Country Music (Thomas Hart Benton's final mural) exhibition; personal recollections of Thomas Hart Benton and American mural painting; the Raphael Soyer exhibitions; the Smithsonian underground complex; the curatorial staff; the Hirshhorn film program; acquisition of Action in Chains (L'Action Enchainee) Monument to Louis-Blanqui by Aristide Maillol; reminiscences of registrars Brian Kavanaugh and Doug Robinson; reminiscences of artists Fernando Botero and Raphael Soyer; foreign dignitaries; the di Suvero dedication ceremony; the Hirshhorn Holiday program; and reminiscences of Steven E. Weil.
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9600
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Leib - Levy
Leib - Levy
Level:
file
Dates:
1918-1968
Collection ID:
AAA.franrehg
Repository:
Archives of American Art

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in AAA.franrehg for Lerner, Abram
Hirsch - Hoftrup
Hirsch - Hoftrup
Level:
file
Dates:
1924-1968
Collection ID:
AAA.franrehg
Repository:
Archives of American Art

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in AAA.franrehg for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Leonard, L. P. - Levy, Julian
Level:
file
Dates:
1950-1965
undated
Collection ID:
AAA.cathvivi
Repository:
Archives of American Art
in AAA.cathvivi for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Abram Lerner's Speech, 3/10/1975
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 106
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 106 for Lerner, Abram
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden 1972-ongoing
Washington -- Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
Level:
file
Creators:
Hirshhorn, Joseph H.
Forgey, Benjamin, art critic
Collins, Lester, -1993
Lerner, Abram (first director and curator)
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Collection ID:
AAG.SGI
Repository:
Archives of American Gardens

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in AAG.SGI for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Memoranda to Staff (Abram Lerner), 1974-1980 (7 folders)
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 510
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 510 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Abram Lerner Memorial, 2008
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Accession 16-318
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Accession 16-318 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Abram Lerner
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Accession 99-090
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Accession 99-090 for Lerner, Abram
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