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Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt

Archives of American Art

Object Details

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 38 min.
Interviewee
Brandt, Grace Borgenicht, 1915-2001
Interviewer
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Names
Grace Borgenicht Gallery
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000
De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985
Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-1984
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-2020
Occupation
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
Topic
Women art dealers
Art -- Collectors and collecting
Art, American
Women art collectors
Provenance
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Interviewee
Brandt, Grace Borgenicht, 1915-2001
Interviewer
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
Sponsor
This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.
Biographical / Historical
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (1915-2001) was an art dealer and collector in New York, New York.
Extent
14 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1963 January 10
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.brandt63
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Grace Borgenicht Brandt conducted by Dorothy Seckler on 1963 January 10 for the Archives of American Art. Brandt speaks of the beginnings of the Grace Borgenicht Gallery and her development as a dealer. She recalls the artists Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Jose de Rivera, Jimmy Ernst and Wolf Kahn.
Restrictions
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596353426477-1596353426479-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ce047d6d-7036-44b7-8a69-98e21ddeed6e
Oral history interview with Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 1963 January 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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