Lecture given by Vincent Melzac
name: label: Speaker
content: Melzac, Vincent
label: Names
content: De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997
label: Names
content: Kline, Franz, 1910-1962
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred from the National Collection of Fine Arts, 1984.
creator: label: Speaker
content: Melzac, Vincent
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Vincent Melzac (1914-1989) was an art administrator and art collector based in Washington, D.C.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape (7 in.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971 July 11
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.melzvinc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tapes
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: A lecture given by Vincent Melzac 1971 July 11 at the National Collection of Fine Arts. Melzac speaks of his early friendships with Willem De Kooning and Franz Kline; the development of his art collection; his business career; his appointment to the board of trustees of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art and to the board of governors of the Corcoran Gallery. He discusses the problems facing museums, including fundraising, budgeting, investments, and staff management.