Interviews

Object Details

Sponsor: The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Collection Citation: Ruth Fine Papers, 1929-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Scope and Contents: Audio recordings and transcripts from interviews conducted with art historians, Fine included; some artists; and Sally Michel, the wife of artist Milton Avery. One interview consists of Fine discussing her mother, artist, educator, and writer Miriam Brown Fine. Also included are transcripts from interviews conducted by art historians Pat Gilmour and Paul Cummings. Researchers should note that the bulk of artist interviews are found in Series 7: Artist Files.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Access to original papers and audio visual material requires an appointment, and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.