Oral history interview with Bernard J. Reis
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 31 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Reis, Bernard J.
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
label: Names
content: Grosz, George, 1893-1959
label: Names
content: Guggenheim, Peggy, 1898-1979
label: Names
content: Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973
label: Names
content: Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are 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: Reis, Bernard J.
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bernard J. Reis (1895-1978) was a art collector and patron from New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 64 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1976 June 3-1976 June 10
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.reis76
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
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 Bernard Reis conducted 1976 June 3-1976 June 10, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reis speaks of his family background and education; the development of his art collection; and his friendship with various artists, including Jacques Lipchitz, George Grosz and Mark Rothko. He also recalls Peggy Guggenheim.