About the Archives of American Art

Previous article FreeAbout the Archives of American ArtPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreFounded in 1954, the Archives of American Art fosters advanced research through the accumulation and dissemination of primary sources, unequaled in historical depth and breadth, that document more than 200 years of our nation’s artists and art communities. The Archives provides access to these materials at its headquarters in Washington, DC, and through its exhibitions and publications. An international leader in the digitization of archival collections, the Archives also makes nearly three million digital images freely available online. The oral history collection includes more than 2,500 interviews, the largest accumulation of first-person accounts of the American art world. For more information, visit the Archives’ website at http://www.aaa.si.edu.WASHINGTON, DCHeadquarters & Research Center750 9th Street NW, Suite 2200Washington, DC 20001Mailing address:PO Box 37012Victor BuildingSuite 2200, MRC 937Washington, DC 20013General 202.633.7940Reference 202.633.7950NEW YORK CITYResearch Center300 Park Avenue South, Suite 300New York, NY 10010Reference 212.399.5015For more information about visiting an Archives research center, see https://aaa.si.edu/services/visit-research-center.TRUSTEESGeorge MerckChairDeborah Schmidt RobinsonVice ChairSusan I. JohnsonSecretaryMembersAmy BerminghamVirginia G. BobinsJessica Stafford DavisNicholas de KwiatkowskiSusan DunneDiane FoggLouisa GlogerKaren Z. Gray-KrehbielJulia GruenBennie F. JohnsonEvelyn Day LasryAlexandra MayAmanda Quinn OlivarDr. Michael StubblefieldLaura WhitmanMigs WrightAmy ZinckTrustees EmeritiMax N. Berry, Esq.Barbara G. FleischmanMartha J. FleischmanRichard A. ManoogianFrank MartucciBridget MooreJanice C. OresmanFounding TrusteesLawrence A. FleischmanEleanor Clay FordEdgar P. RichardsonEx OfficioLonnie G. Bunch IIISecretary, Smithsonian InstitutionKevin GoverUnder Secretary for Museums and CultureAnne HelmreichDirectorendpapers. Details from transcript of oral history interview with Lenore Tawney conducted by Paul Cummings, June 23, 1971, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Previous article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Archives of American Art Journal Volume 62, Number 2Fall 2023 Sponsored by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/727624 © 2023 The Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.