Oral history interview with James Newman
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 48 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Newman, James, 1933-
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
label: Names
content: Dilexi Gallery
label: Names
content: Anderson, Jeremy, 1921-1982
label: Names
content: Hopps, Walter
label: Names
content: Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010
label: Names
content: Wiley, William T., 1937-2021
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: 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 others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Newman, James, 1933-
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: James Newman (1933- ) is an art dealer from San Francisco, Calif.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 47 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974 May 13
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.newman74
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3417 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of James Newman conducted 1974 May 13, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Newman speaks of his initial interest in art at Stanford University; meeting Walter Hopps and opening his first gallery with him in the 1950s; the history of the Dilexi Gallery in San Francisco; and his philosophy of collecting. He recalls Robert Craig Kauffman, William T. Wiley, and Jeremy Anderson.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also in the Archives of American Art are the records of the Dilexi Gallery, 1957-1971, founded and directed by James Newman.