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Interviewee:
Gaw, William A. (1891-1973)  Search this
Interviewer:
Ferbraché, Lewis  Search this
Creator:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Griffin, James Martin, b. 1850  Search this
Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955  Search this
Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this
Park, David, 1911-1960  Search this
Ryder, Worth Allen, 1884-1960  Search this
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape (Sound recording: 1 sound tape, 7 in.)
40 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tapes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1964 Mar. 6
Scope and Contents:
An interview of William A. Gaw conducted 1964 Mar. 6 by Lewis Ferbraché for the Archives of American Art.
Gaw speaks of his art training under James Martin Griffin; attending the Mark Hopkins Institute; his work as a commercial artist, an engineer, and a designer; early exhibitions of his work; working with the WPA-FAP; teaching at Mills College; exhibitions he has juried; and California artists he has associated with. He recalls Fernand Leger, Reginald Marsh, David Park, Worth Ryder, and Clyfford Still.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, engineer, and designer; Berkeley, California.
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:
Designers  Search this
Engineers  Search this
Topic:
Commercial art -- California -- Berkeley  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Art -- Exhibitions  Search this
Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.gaw64
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98afa0478-f1d1-4268-bdf1-f287a07dbd98
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-gaw64