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Interviewee:
Bisttram, Emil, 1895-1976  Search this
Interviewer:
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden  Search this
Creator:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (N.M.)  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Extent:
16 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1963 October 17
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Emil J. Bisttram conducted by Sylvia Loomis on 1963 October 17 for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Bisttram speaks of his family background; first coming to Taos; his involvement with the Federal Art Project (FAP); his FAP murals; problems with the FAP; the effect of the FAP on public interest in art; and Taos as an art community.
Biographical / Historical:
Emil Bisttram (1895-1976) was a mural painter in Taos, New Mexico.
General:
Originally recorded 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 42 min.
Provenance:
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Muralists -- New Mexico  Search this
Painters -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- New Mexico  Search this
Taos School of Art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.bisttr63
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ecd72b9d-0a0f-4014-b8ce-b1513b7cceb7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bisttr63