Oral history interview with Berthe Von Moschzisker
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 41 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Von Moschzisker, Berthe, 1915-2002
label: Interviewer
content: Fine, Ruth, 1941-
label: Names
content: Print Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 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: Von Moschzisker, Berthe, 1915-2002
label: Interviewer
content: Fine, Ruth, 1941-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Berthe Von Moschzisker (1915-2002) was the Director of the Print Club of Philadelphia from 1944-1969.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- Pennsylvania
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)
label: Extent
content: 53 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1988 Aug. 29
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vonmos88
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound cassettes
label: Type
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: An interview of Berthe Von Moschzisker conducted 1988 Aug. 29, by Ruth Fine, for the Archives of American Art. Von Moschzisker speaks of her background and education; the founding and history of the Print Club of Philadelphia, including her 25 years as director; and events and activities organized by the club. She discusses artist affiliated with the Club, including Benton Spruance; Helen Siegl, Ezio Martinelli, Louis Schanker, Ed Colker, Adja Yunkers, Jerry Kaplan, Sam Maitin, William Baskin, and Claire Van Vliet, among others.