Oral history interview with Ralph F. Colin
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hr., 24 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Colin, Ralph F., 1900-1985
label: Interviewer
content: Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
label: Names
content: New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Professional associations
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 administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Colin, Ralph F., 1900-1985
label: Interviewer
content: Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ralph F. Colin (1900-1985) is a lawyer, art dealer, and collector from New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 35 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965 March 12
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.colin65
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The original transcript was edited. In 2021 the Archives retranscribed the original audio and attempted to create a verbatim transcript. This interview was audited and edited by Allison Tracy-Taylor in 2025.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Ralph F. Colin conducted 1965 March 12, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.