Oral history interview with Elisabeth D. Model
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 8 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Model, Elisabeth D. (Elisabeth Dittmann), 1897-1993
label: Interviewer
content: McNaught, William
label: Names
content: Despiau, Charles, 1874-1946
label: Names
content: Epstein, Jacob, Sir, 1880-1959
label: Names
content: Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976
label: Names
content: Goudstikker, Jacques, 1897-1940
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content: Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962
label: Names
content: Kogan, Moissey, 1879-1943
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content: Maillol, Aristide, 1861-1944
label: Names
content: Meegeren, Han van, 1889-1947
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Art -- Forgeries
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945
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: Model, Elisabeth D. (Elisabeth Dittmann), 1897-1993
label: Interviewer
content: McNaught, William
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Elisabeth D. Model (1897-1993) was a painter and sculptor from New York, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 25 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1977 May 19
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.model77
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Elisabeth D. Model conducted 1977 May 19, by William McNaught, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Model speaks of early mentors and friendships with sculptor Moissey Kogan, author Herman Hesse, art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, and others. She recalls visits with artists and collectors, including Aristide Maillol, Charles Despiau, Jacob Epstein, and Jean Paul Getty. She also describes several events, such as the Han van Meegeren art forgeries, her family's escape to New York during WW II, and her career successes.