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Interviewee:
Locks, Marian, 1915-2010  Search this
Interviewer:
Pacini, Marina  Search this
Subject:
Andrade, Edna  Search this
Brady, Luther W.  Search this
Chimes, Thomas  Search this
Formicola, John Joseph  Search this
Havard, James Pinkney  Search this
Kahn, Louis I.  Search this
Osborne, Elizabeth  Search this
Rohrer, Warren  Search this
Marian Locks Gallery  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
133 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 15 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Summary:
An interview of Marian Locks conducted, 1989 Sept, 20-29, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Locks discusses her early life, education, and the evolution of the Marian Locks Gallery, founded in 1968, which represented Philadelphia artists. Locks discusses the artists represented by the gallery including Edna Andrade, Liz Osborne, John Formicola, James Havard, Tom Chimes, and Warren Rohrer. Along with a discussion of how she met each artist and his/her stylistic development over the years, Locks discusses the sale of the artists' works, who their collectors were and how successful they were over the years. Among the collectors discussed are Dr. Luther Brady and various Philadelphia corporations. She discusses exhibitions at the gallery such as a group show of women artists, and an exhibit of Louis Kahn drawings. She discusses the gallery scene in Philadelphia; efforts to get recognition for Philadelphia artists through the press; the Philadelphia press coverage of the art scene; the relationship between the city's museums and artists; and recent changes in the Marian Locks Gallery.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Marian Locks, 1989 Sept. 20-29. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4778 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Funding:
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biography Note:
Marian Locks (1915-2010) was an art dealer from Philadelphia, Pa.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are 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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12361
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212487
AAA_collcode_locks89
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212487