Interviewee:

Evett, Kenneth, 1913-2005  Search this

Interviewer:

Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in)

11 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 Oct. 10

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Kenneth Warnock Evett conducted 1964 Oct. 10, by Joseph Trovato for the Archives of American Art.

Evett speaks of his background and education at Colorado State University; his first involvement with the Federal Art Project; under Boardman Robinson as an assistant on a mural; four post office murals he painted; his opinions of the project; and its effect on the development of American art.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, mural painter; Ithaca, N.Y.

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.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Muralists -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.evett64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ee29821b-3aaa-4600-b481-e0c366c7748c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-evett64