Name
Castelli, Leo (Interviewee)
Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Leo Castelli 1977
Abstract
Early life and family; career in insurance and banking; Galerie Drouin, Paris, 1939; escape from occupied France to United States, 1941; years in U.S. Army; first experiences with collecting; studies in economic history, Columbia University; origins of New York gallery.
Collection Name
New York's art world project
Subjects
Art dealers; Art, Modern--20th century; Art--Collectors and collecting; Art galleries, Commercial; Castelli, Leo
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1977
Physical Description
66 pages
Note (Biographical)
Art collector and dealer; interviewee b. 1907.
Note
Interviewed by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel on May 2 and May 19, 1977.
Digitized from analog recordings: Original available in the Columbia Center for Oral History, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries
Note (Provenance)
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Gift 1978-1979
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13526926
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-qrcm-nw59
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.