Oral history interview with Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 23 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Parkinson, Elizabeth Bliss, 1907-2001
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
label: Names
content: International Council of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1901-1968
topic: 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 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: Parkinson, Elizabeth Bliss, 1907-2001
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson (1907-2001) was an art collector and patron from New York City. She was a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art for the majority of her life.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 99 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.parkin70
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
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: Interview of Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson conducted 1970 Nov. 30-Dec. 17, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Parkinson discusses her long association with the Museum of Modern Art; early years on the Junior Advisory Committee of the Museum of Modern Art; her aunt, Lillie Bliss; associations with the Rockefellers, including Nelson Rockefeller, Blanchette Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller; exhibitions at the museum, associations with staff, board, supporters, and members. She discusses her involvement with the International Council at the museum. She recalls Alfred Barr, Rene d'Harnoncourt, and Philip Johnson, Conger Goodyear, among others.