Oral history interview with Olga Hirshhorn
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Hirshhorn, Olga
Halpern, Nora, 1960
- Dates:
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2006 May 16-19
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4 Sound discs (Sound recording, master (3 hrs. 25 min.), digital, 2 5/8 in.)
76 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hirshh06
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Olga Hirshhorn conducted 2006 May 16-19, by Nora Halpern, for the Archives of American Art, at Hirshhorn's home, the "Mouse House," in Washington, D.C.
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- Creators:
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Hirshhorn, Olga, interviewee
- Dates:
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1986-1988
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18 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9566
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department
- Dates:
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1990-1994
- Size:
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-025
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Papers to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and their subsequent transfer to the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The original gift was made by Olga Hirshhorn. Materials include correspondence and memoranda.
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Ankrum Gallery
- Dates:
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circa 1900-circa 1990s
bulk 1960-1990
- Size:
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41.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ankrgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Ankrum Gallery records measure 41.5 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to circa 1990s, with the bulk of the records dating from 1960 to 1990. The papers include over 395 artists files, general gallery correspondence, project files, administrative records, exhibition files, collector and client files, financial material, printed material, 1 unbound scrapbook, and photographs. Also included are personal papers of gallery founder Joan Ankrum and her nephew, artist Morris Broderson.
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Hirshhorn, Joseph H.
- Dates:
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1921-1981, 1996
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1.88 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 16x20 box) (0.19 non- standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-126
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Joseph Hirshhorn was born in Latvia in 1899 and immigrated to the United States in 1905 with his mother and siblings. At twelve, Mr. Hirshhorn left school to sell newspapers and by fourteen he was working in the firm that would later become the American Stock Exchange. At seventeen, ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division
- Dates:
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1995-1998
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-124
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities of Olga M. Viso, Assistant Curator. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, brochures, and newspaper clippings.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department
- Dates:
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1999-2000
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the professional and curatorial activities of Olga M. Viso, Curator of Contemporary Art. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda.
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- Creators:
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Public Programs/Curatorial Department
- Dates:
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circa 1996-1998
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-062
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and planning for the exhibition, Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, A Survey 1975-1991. The exhibition was curated by Olga M. Viso, Assistant Curator, 1995-1998. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, biographical materials, and related materials.
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- Creators:
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Hirshhorn, Joseph H
- Dates:
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1973-1974, 1976
- Size:
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12.76 cu. ft. (4 12x17 boxes) (16 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-112
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 16mm film elements used in the making of "The Collection That Became a Museum" (1974) and "Joseph Hirshhorn: A Portrait" (1976). The films, which Olga Hirshhorn originally gave to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, were commissioned by Joseph H. Hirshhorn and produced by Ron Cavalier of Renaissance Foundry. ...
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- Creators:
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division
- Dates:
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1996-2000
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-156
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and execution of exhibits, including Collection in Context: Raymond Duchamp-Villon's 'The Horse'; Faces of Friendship: The Art World Circle of Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn in Documentary Photographs; Brice Marden Work of the 1990s: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints; and Dali's Optical...
