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Interviewee:
Bywaters, Jerry  Search this
Interviewer:
Marshall, Kinsey  Search this
Names:
Public Works of Art Project (Tex.)  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
46 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1976 Feb. 13
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Jerry Bywaters conducted 1976 Feb. 13 by Kinsey Marshall. Interview was originally titled "Texas Public Works of Art Project/Mural Decoration."
Biographical / Historical:
Jerry Bywaters (1906-1988) was a painter, art historian, educator, and museum director in Dallas, Tex. Bywaters was a faculty member of Southern Methodist University's Division of Fine Arts for forty years where he ran both the Art and Art History departments. From 1933 to 1939 he was the art critic for The Dallas Morning News. Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 1943 to 1964.
Other Title:
Texas Public Works of Art Project - Mural Decoration.
Provenance:
Donated 1983 by Kinsey Marshall.
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Restrictions:
Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- Texas  Search this
Art museum directors  Search this
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration -- Texas  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.bywajerr2
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw990b80c4a-0094-4d12-a29b-4be8d34c507e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bywajerr2