Oral history interview with Charles Alan on Aline Saarinen
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hrs., 6 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Alan, Charles, 1908?-1975
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
label: Names
content: Kaufmann, Edgar, 1910-1989
label: Names
content: Louchheim, Joseph H., 1908?-1970
label: Names
content: McAndrew, John
label: Names
content: Saarinen, Aline B. (Aline Bernstein), 1914-1972
label: Names
content: Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961
label: Names
content: Shaw, Elizabeth Roberts, 1921-
label: Names
content: Stanton, Frank, b. 1890
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: 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.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Alan, Charles, 1908?-1975
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charles Alan (1908?-1975) was an art dealer from New York, New York. Attended Horace Mann School, graduating in 1924, and Yale School of Drama in 1925. Worked as a set designer for MGM and Warner Brothers. In 1930, became a theatrical set designer and director. After serving in the Army in World War II, he worked for Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery. In 1952, he opened the Charles Alan Gallery, specializing in contemporary art. Alan closed the gallery in 1970 to become a private dealer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 31 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973 February 17
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.alan73
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Charles Alan conducted 1973 February 17, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Alan reminisces about his sister, Aline Saarinen. He touches upon her educational background; her work for "Art News" magazine and the "New York Times"; and research for her book, "The Proud Possessors," and an unpublished biography of Stanford White. He discusses Saarinen's television career with NBC News; and her relationships with Edgar Kaufman, Jr., Joseph Louchheim, John McAndrew, Elizabeth Shaw, Frank Stanton and others. Alan also comments on Eero Saarinen's personality, architectural projects, and work methods.