Leff, Cathy interview
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Material Information

Title:
Leff, Cathy interview
Added title page title:
Cathy Leff interview Miami Beach Visual Memoir
Creator:
Miami Design Preservation League
Close-Up Productions
Publisher:
Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA)
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
00:44:59

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Oral histories -- Miami Beach (Fla.)
Museums -- United States -- Florida -- Miami Beach
Genre:
Video Recordings
Spatial Coverage:
North and Central America -- United States -- Florida -- Miami-Dade -- Miami Beach
Coordinates:
25.7802788 x -80.1303465

Notes

Scope and Content:
Director of the Wolfsonian – FIU museum. She talks about the evolution of Miami Beach into an artistic mecca. She grew up in Hollywood, florida but remembers visiting her grandmothers on Miami Beach. She talks about Wolfies and The Famous. She gives the history and formation of the Wolfsonian and the role of the museum as a “documentation of humanity.” She discusses Micky Wolfson, his approach to collecting and the legacy that he has given the museum.
Biographical:
Dateof Birth: 02-15-1951
General Note:
(Location) 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI14010437

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Miami Metropolitan Archive
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