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Interviewee:
Javitz, Romana, 1903-1980  Search this
Interviewer:
Doud, Richard Keith  Search this
Creator:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
United States. Farm Security Administration  Search this
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape (Sound recording: 1 sound tape, 7 in.)
26 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tapes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1965 Feb. 23
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Romana Javitz conducted 1965 Feb. 23, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art, February 23, 1965. Javitz speaks of her views on photographs; Farm Security Administration Photo File; Walker Evans; opinion of federal government being involved with photographs; and her background as an artist.
Biographical / Historical:
Romana Javitz (1903-1980) was a librarian and artist who represented the New York Public Library's Picture Collection from 1928-1968..
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:
Artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Librarians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Documentary photography  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.javitz65
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ae16b507-e173-4d63-8914-fcdf5137bc6e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-javitz65