A collector’s voice in the archive
Chapter 01
A recorded life
The Archives of American Art holds an oral history with collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund, recorded between July and October 2024. It provides a direct source for readers interested in how a collector narrates a life in art.
Chapter 02
Listen to the form
An oral history has its own structure: a speaker remembers, an interviewer asks, and the conversation takes place at a particular moment. Its value is not the same as a checklist or an acquisition file.
Chapter 03
Follow the original
This journal links to the archival record instead of inventing a conversation. Consult the institution’s transcript and access information for Gund’s own words. The story here is an introduction to that source, not an interview conducted by Art Collector Stories.
Follow the source