Oral history interview with Norma G. Berger relating to Marsden Hartley
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 18 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Berger, Norma G.
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
label: Names
content: Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943
topic: label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
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: Berger, Norma G.
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Norma G. Berger is the niece of the painter Marsden Hartley.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 24 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973 June 28
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.berger73
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 Norma Berger conducted 1973 June 28, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Ms. Berger speaks of her uncle, Marsden Hartley, and their close relationship. She recalls their time together from when she was a little girl up until Mr. Hartley's death. She tells of his fear of death and their arrangement for his cremation and scattering of ashes. Ms. Berger tells about his work as an artist, his friendship with Karl von Freyburg, and also her uncle's work as a writer. She also relates the difficulties with family members and particularly her cousin Ted after Mr. Hartley died and trying to make sure his art work was dealt with fairly. Ms. Berger did manage to save her uncle's correspondence and manuscripts.