Interviewee:

Harris, Wilma, 1910-  Search this

Interviewer:

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail, 1896-1979  Search this

Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings (1 hour), 5 in.)

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 Apr. 22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Wilma Harris conducted by Mary McChesney on 1964 Apr. 22 for the Archives of American Art.

Harris speaks of her background and art education at the California School of Fine Arts; the Federal Art Project weaving project in San Francisco and her involvement in it. She recalls Victor Arnautoff and Beniamino Bufano.

Biographical / Historical:

Weaver; California.

General:

The recording ends before the conclusion of the interview.

Provenance:

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:

Weavers -- California  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women textile artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.harris64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw965c7d5c7-b34e-4e61-92fb-e706ba22ab4e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-harris64