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Mirski, Boris, 1898-1974
Brown, Robert F.
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1973 June 19
- Size:
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34 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mirski73
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Boris Mirski conducted 1973 June 19, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
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Fink, Alan, 1925-
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1997 Jan. 22 and Jan. 29
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2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (2 1/2 hrs.), analog)
45 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fink97
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Alan Fink conducted 1997 Jan. 22 and Jan. 29, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, at Fink's Alpha Gallery, Boston, Mass.
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King, Bruce Anthony, 1934-
- Dates:
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1974-1986
- Size:
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0.3 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kingbruc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs of artists (1974-1976) and miscellaneous printed material concerning King's photographs (1976-1986).
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Boris Mirski Gallery (Boston, Mass.)
- Dates:
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circa 1936-2000
bulk 1945-1972
- Size:
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6.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mirsbori
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Boris Mirski Gallery records measure 6.2 linear feet and date from 1936-2000, bulk 1945-1972. They include gallery administrative files; artist files including correspondence, exhibition and loan paperwork as well as photographic documentation of artwork; gallery correspondence; financial materials including outgoing and incoming invoices and sales records; printed materials promoting the gallery and its artists; press materials; and a number of photographs of Boris Mirski at events and with others, as well as photographs of artwork. Artists particularly well represented in the collection include David Aronson, Leonard Baskin, Hyman Bloom, Esther Geller, Rico Lebrun, Michael Mazur, Arthur Polonsky, Ben Shahn, Mitchell Siporin, Barbara Swan, and Karl Zerbe.
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Downtown Gallery records
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Downtown Gallery
- Dates:
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
- Size:
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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Spark, Victor D. (Victor David), 1898-1991
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circa 1830-1983
bulk 1930-1970
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22.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sparvict
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Victor D. Spark papers measure 22.2 linear feet and date from circa 1830 to 1983, with the bulk of the material from 1930 to 1970. The papers document Spark's career as a New York City art dealer and appraiser who was most active from World War II through the 1970s, focusing on Old Masters paintings and 19th and early 20th century American art. Found within the papers are biographical materials, artist files, client files, financial records, legal records, printed material, and photographs.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
- Dates:
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1879-1990
bulk 1933-1970
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahben
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of social realist painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 24.8 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.