Oral history interview with Alfred Victor Frankenstein
name: label: Interviewee
content: Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Art, American
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: Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981
label: Interviewer
content: Karlstrom, Paul J.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Alfred Victor Frankenstein (1906-1981) was an art critic and art historian from San Francisco, Calif.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
label: Extent
content: 88 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.franke78
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
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 Alfred Victor Frankenstein conducted in 1978-1979, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Frankenstein discusses his family, education, early interest in music and his position in the music department at the University of Chicago, his move to San Francisco and career as art and music critic for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.