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Oral history interview with Meyer and Vivian Potamkin, 2001 Feb. 12

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Interviewee:
Potamkin, Meyer P., 1909-2001  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Subject:
Potamkin, Vivian, 1915-2002  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Pennsylvania
Physical Description:
49 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 45 min.
Summary:
An interview of Vivian and Meyer Potamkin conducted 2001 Feb. 12, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Meyer and Vivian Potamkin, 2001 Feb. 12. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the transcription of this interview provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Women's Committee. 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:
Meyer (1909-2001) and Vivian Potamkin (1915-2002) were art collectors from Philadelphia, Pa.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12567
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)225445
AAA_collcode_potamk01
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_225445